FNUS72 KMHX 091454
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RUFUS BELL BURN...NC FOREST RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
954 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TODAY. THE HIGH CENTER
WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT...BUT CONTINUE TO EXTEND OVER THE AREA
FROM THE EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AND CROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY. LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH AROUND 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 11 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     28     30     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     62     62     60
RH..............53     46     48     55
20 FT WIND......NE 10  NE 8   E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     13     12     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........32     36     46     56     58     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     55     51     50     49     48
RH..............55     64     77     83     86     89
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10                                 10

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FORECASTER...ELARDO
REQUESTED BY...NED BERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090209.RUFUS.01/MHX