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SPOT FORECAST FOR CATFISH LAKE BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
331 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 EST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE W AND DIMINISH THROUGH THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY BRINGING WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

TIME (EST)      3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  45  44
RH..............25  27  36
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..12   9   6
20 FT WIND GUST.20  16  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     38     34     33     32     30
RH..............36     46     56     61     66     75
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 2    SW 2   SW 2   SW 4   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8      5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO
                    24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........4      5      7      10     11     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     32     45     53     59     58
RH..............81     78     49     38     33     37
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   SW 8   SW 9   SW 9   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090131.CATFI.01/MHX