FNUS72 KMHX 061356
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERDALE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
856 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE SOUTH AND
EAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...EVENTUALLY MOVING OFF THE
SOUTHEAST COAST ON TUESDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE WEST BY LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............17     15     14     8
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................44     49     52     50
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47     38     33     39
20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 10   N 13   N 12   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     18     17     15
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 TO 4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............2      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................46     41     37     35     33     32
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45     57     67     72     75     75
20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 6    N 5    N 3    N 3    N 3    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      5      5      5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-3900 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      5      5      5      7      15
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................31     36     48     54     59     56
                    MIN HUMIDITY........78     61     39     31     28     34
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 3   NW 3   NW 5   NW 5   NW 6   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5

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FORECASTER...WILLIS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100306.RIVER.01/MHX