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SPOT FORECAST FOR SIDDIE FIELDS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
729 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATER TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE
AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY. STRONG COOL HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH
WILL THEN CONTINUE OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND AS SEVERAL WAVES
OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES ALONG THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE
SOUTH...LEADING TO UNSETTLED WEATHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 600-2300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18
                    TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........71     70     66     62     63     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     59     67     71     72     69
RH..............100    100    78     70     66     75
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 6    S 8    S 9    S 9    SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 26 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........64     66     70     76     80     80
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     61     58     55     53     52
RH..............75     90     96     96     93     83
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 6   SW 6   W 5    NW 5   N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10            10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........80     80     79     78     77     79
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     48     50     51     52     52
RH..............80     74     58     50     48     46
20 FT WIND......N 9    NE 11  NE 11  NE 11  NE 11  NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     25     20

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.SIDDI.01/MHX