FNUS72 KMHX 091407
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VOA PRESCRIBED BURN...NC FOREST RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
907 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH AROUND 3 PM. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE EARLY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19  22  24  26  30  34  39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  58  62  63  63  62  61
RH..............43  37  31  29  30  33  36
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   4   4   5   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST.12  12  8   8   10  8   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST ROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43  45  47  50  53  56  59  60  62  65  68  71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  54  55  52  50  50  49  48  48  48  47  46
RH..............44  54  55  63  68  71  74  80  80  80  83  86
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

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