FNUS71 KAKQ 170903
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURRITUCK GOLF...NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST SERVICES (NCDFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
503 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING
A SEABREEZE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEVELOPS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT AND MOVES OFF THE SOUTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA COAST ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BECOMES
CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY AND
WARM WEATHER TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT...INCREASING TO 1600 FT AGL...THEN
                    DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1700-10000 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........0   5   15  20  21  23  25  27  29  31  33  35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  56  57  56  55  54  54  53  53  51  48  46
RH..............51  47  45  46  50  54  57  57  59  59  71  76
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   7   8   8   8   8   7   6   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.5   10  10  15  15  15  15  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   NE  NE  E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   6   6   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   9   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1800-5300 FT-MPH).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3000-27800 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO FIRE ENVIRONMENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.CURRI.03/AKQ