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FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR MYRTLE BEACH SP...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
929 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...THIS IS A TEST....

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0917 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT DRIZZLE WILL LINGER THIS MORNING AS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST.
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND CONTINUED CHILLY TEMPERATURES.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE
                    IN THE MORNING. TURNING BREEZY.
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH...
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........98     96     94     91     87
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....DZ     DZ     NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     42     43     43     41
RH..............82     72     67     66     72
20 FT WIND......NW 13  NW 16  NW 18  NW 15  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   2500   3800   4000   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20  NW 25  NW 22  NW 20  NW 18

                REMARKS: WAVES NEAR THE COAST TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 FOOT GIVEN
                OFFSHORE WIND DIRECTION. CLOSER TO 10 NM OFFSHORE THE WAVES WILL BE
                CHOPPY AT 5 FT. WATER TEMPERATURES NEAR THE COAST ARE 45 TO 50F.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........85     81     71     61     57     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     38     36     36     35     34
RH..............74     81     86     86     86     85
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 7   NW 8   NW 9   NW 9   NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   1300   1300   1300   1200   900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20  NW 14  NW 16  NW 16  NW 20  NW 17

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........49     35     35     34     33     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     37     45     49     51     50
RH..............83     72     52     45     42     45
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....900    700    3800   3800   5500   5900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  NW 16  NW 15  NW 15  NW 20  NW 21

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FORECASTER...PFAFF
REQUESTED BY...SHK
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100303.MYRTL.01/ILM