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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL BRANCH RD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
649 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH
FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY AND
MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................33     39     43     42
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51     42     36     41
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 6   NW 7   NW 7   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      1
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................37     34     30     29     28     26
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52     58     69     72     75     81
20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 2    W 1    W 1    W 1    W 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 3
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      4      7      16     18
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................26     26     39     46     52     51
                    MIN HUMIDITY........81     81     50     40     35     39
20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 2    W 2    W 3    W 5    SW 5   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5                    5

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FORECASTER...FREDERICK
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100113.MILLB.01/MHX