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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
952 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER
THROUGH LATE WEEK...AT WHICH POINT AN ARE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
OFF OF FLORIDA COULD TRACK FAR ENOUGH NORTH TO BRING A CHANCE OF
SNOW TO THE EAST.

WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............7      5      6      8
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................37     41     44     43
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47     40     37     40
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 15  NW 16  NW 15  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX........3      3      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 800-1000 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND
                    10 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............9      11     14     17     19     24
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................39     35     31     30     29     27
                    MIN HUMIDITY........48     56     64     65     65     69
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 9   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............29     34     42     49     53     62
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................27     28     36     40     44     43
                    MIN HUMIDITY........68     65     47     41     37     40
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 3   NW 5   NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5                                  5

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FORECASTER...ELARDO
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100211.MILLB.01/MHX