FNUS72 KMHX 251531
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PERRY BURN...NC FOREST RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1031 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR A WARMING TREND THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES OFFSHORE AND WE GET A RETURN FLOW THROUGH FRIDAY. TODAY
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE DEWPOINTS...HOWEVER
RH VALUES COULD STILL DROP INTO THE 25-30% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH LATE WEEK...WITH
A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE AREA SATURDAY...WITH A
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ALONG IT SUNDAY. THIS WILL
BRING A CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. COLDER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........48     53     55     54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     51     53     51
RH..............35     26     24     30
20 FT WIND......SE 2   S 3    SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY POOR.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........52     48     32     30     30     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     44     40     39     38     36
RH..............34     46     58     64     70     77
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...ELARDO
REQUESTED BY...PETE STEPONKUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.PERRY.01/MHX