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SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE GROUND BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
657 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL DRIFT EAST
INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY.
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE SOUTH ON MONDAY FOLLOWED
BY A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 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.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................36     46     51     52     49
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59     38     33     35     40
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 9   NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX........3      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      6      5      3      6      7
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................46     41     36     34     33     31
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47     57     67     69     69     72
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 9   NW 7   W 6    NW 6   NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............14     15     17     20     21     23
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................31     33     45     51     56     54
                    MIN HUMIDITY........69     61     38     30     26     31
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 5   NW 5   NW 6   NW 8   NW 8   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....

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FORECASTER...ELARDO
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.RICEG.01/MHX