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SPOT FORECAST FOR CATFISH LAKE IMPOUNDMENT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
732 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
MOVE OFFSHORE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY AND MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL MEANDER WEST OF THE AREA ON
FRIDAY...THEN MOVE TO OUR NORTH OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............14     28     32     29
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................52     58     62     60
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39     33     30     35
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 7   NW 7   NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....              12     12
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............15     8      3      3      3      4
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................55     49     44     41     39     37
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45     58     70     76     82     85
20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 5    N 1    E 1    E 0    SE 0   SW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.....

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............6      9      15     21     27     33
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................36     41     55     61     65     63
                    MIN HUMIDITY........89     73     45     38     34     39
20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 1    NW 2   W 3    W 2    W 3    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5             5

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FORECASTER...ELARDO
REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.CATFI.01/MHX