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SPOT FORECAST FOR HYDE COUNTY BURN...NC FOREST RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1037 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES
OFFSHORE ALLOWING WINDS TO SHIFT SE TO S ACROSS THE AREA. DRY
WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BUT RAIN CHANCES INREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A COMPLEX FRONTAL
SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT THROUGH
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........21     25     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     58     57
RH..............53     49     54
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........30     30     31     32     33     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     53     51     50     49     48
RH..............61     72     80     81     82     81
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 4    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO
                    13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 29
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........46     49     50     50     54     65
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............48     50     57     61     63     63
RH..............79     82     69     65     62     63
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    S 7    S 10   S 10   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...WILLIS
REQUESTED BY...KIT GIBBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.HYDEC.01/MHX