FNUS72 KMHX 151436
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARLOWE CANAL...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
936 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE ON SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND TRACK JUST INLAND OF THE
COAST ON SUNDAY BEFORE MOVING WELL NORTHEAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN
MOVES OFFSHORE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A WARM FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN SW 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 1300-2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............39     39     39
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................51     57     55
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53     43     48
20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 6    SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     12

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FORECASTER...MERRELL/WILLIS
REQUESTED BY...DONALD MEADOWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100115.HARLO.01/MHX