FNUS72 KMHX 091330
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLINGSWORTH RD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
930 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE S/SE OF THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED BREEZY SW BECOMING W WINDS AND
DRY WEATHER WITH AN ASSOCIATED ENHANCED FIRE DANGER THREAT. WINDS
EXPECTED TO SHIFT N/NE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE
QUICKLY VEERING E/SE THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
FRONT APPROACHES WEDNESDAY AND MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE MINIMAL EARLY WEEK BUT INCREASE LATER
IN THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........31     27     24     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     74     79     80
RH..............55     48     38     35
20 FT WIND......W 8    W12    W12    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 9
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........23     28     31     35     37     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     65     61     58     54     53
RH..............44     58     67     72     77     74
20 FT WIND......W 6    NW 5   NW 5   N 5    NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15                          10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     46     52     60     66     63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     49     55     61     64     64
RH..............74     80     64     56     54     56
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...MERRELL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.HOLLI.01/MHX