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FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR HASTY POINT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
650 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL BRING UNSEASONABLE WARMTH THROUGH
MONDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SAG BRIEFLY INTO THE CAROLINAS
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
ON THURSDAY...BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND MARKEDLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3600 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 13 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                       AROUND 24 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........20     19     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     67     67
RH..............63     63     64
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 8   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3600   3600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20  W 21   W 21

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                       AROUND 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........24     19     26     35     41     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     64     61     60     60     59
RH..............70     77     78     76     74     75
20 FT WIND......SW 8   S 8    SW 7   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   700    700    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24  SW 23  SW 23  SW 15  W 29   W 29

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3400 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 14 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........49     54     50     46     42     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     59     66     74     78     79
RH..............77     82     67     53     48     48
20 FT WIND......SW 5   W 6    W 6    W 6    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....400    500    500    2600   5700   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14  W 15   W 15   W 18   W 22   W 22

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FORECASTER...COLBY
REQUESTED BY...GREG ASKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090308.HASTY.01/ILM