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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BAY FIRE...NC FOREST RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
155 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1329 EDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GOING WITH WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST DURING AFTERNOON BASED ON OBS FROM PINEY ISLAND
BUT COULD BE NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST IF INFLUENCE FROM NEUSE RIVER
OR PAMLICO SOUND DOMINATES.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........9      10     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     80     78
RH..............44     40     50
20 FT WIND......SW 6   S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
DISPERSION(EVENING)..FAIR EARLY BECOMING POOR.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........11     12     13     15     15     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     70     67     65     63     63
RH..............60     74     84     90     95     95
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    S 6    SW 5   SW 5   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10            5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........17     18     21     25     29     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     64     69     74     76     76
RH..............99     91     75     61     56     58
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 3   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10     10

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FORECASTER...MERRELL
REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090428.LONGB.01/MHX