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SPOT FORECAST FOR DUDLEY ROAD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
134 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 EST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL SLOWLY PUSH EAST THROUGH
TONIGHT WHILE A DISTURBANCE PASSES WELL TO THE NORTH. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITIES HAVE REMAINED A LITTLE HIGHER NEAR THE COAST TODAY AND
EXPECT MIN HUMIDITIES AROUND 45-50% THIS AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (EST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7   11  15  18  21
WEATHER COV.....NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............58  58  58  57  56
RH..............50  46  47  50  58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  20
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 14
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........21     27     37     47     50     55
WEATHER COV.....NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     50     47     46     45     43
RH..............54     70     81     83     84     88
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10            5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........60     61     63     65     68     76
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............43     43     52     57     60     59
RH..............89     88     64     56     52     57
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 4   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090201.DUDLE.01/MHX