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SPOT FORECAST FOR HYDE PARK UNITS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
417 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 EST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST STATES TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE
THURSDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE TRAILING
FRONT...PASSING JUST OFF THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY...PASSING TO THE NORTH
ON MONDAY. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST ON
TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2400
                    FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 18
                    MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............22     28     37     42     48     60
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................51     47     41     39     38     36
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46     53     67     70     67     70
20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 8    W 7    NW 7   N 8    N 8    N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10                   10     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............71     77     83     95     99     99
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................36     34     37     38     40     40
                    MIN HUMIDITY........67     64     54     48     48     52
20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 9    N 9    NE 8   NE 8   NE 8   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...CARVER - PLNWR FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100127.HYDEP.01/MHX