FNUS72 KMHX 241356
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA BURN...NC FOREST RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
856 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON
FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRES
IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE AREA SAT AND SUN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........2      8      15     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     44     45     42
RH..............30     27     27     30
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 4    N 3    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 2 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........25     25     33     41     44     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     36     33     31     30     28
RH..............31     35     43     51     60     71
20 FT WIND......NW 1   NE 0   NE 0   NE 0   NE 0   NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...MORGAN
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS REGISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.CALIF.01/MHX