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SPOT FORECAST FOR BODIE ISLAND...ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR-FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
634 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1813 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE OFF THE
COAST LATE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION
EARLY WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY
AND PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE SATURDAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH LATE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 3
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 7
                    TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........23     17     31     41     50     62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     36     36     35     33     33
RH..............67     64     67     72     82     89
20 FT WIND......N 3    NW 2   SW 2   S 2    S 4    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 29
                    TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........68     78     100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............34     38     46     51     54     54
RH..............92     85     71     66     64     71
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 9    S 10   S 11   S 13   S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     25     30
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      3      2

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FORECASTER...WINGENROTH
REQUESTED BY...AMY MIDGETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090217.BODIE.01/MHX