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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBCAT...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
855 AM EDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A
DRY AND WARM WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES...ALLOWING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO AROUND 30% DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A
COLD FRONT MAY THEN CROSS OUR AREA SUNDAY BEFORE WASHING OUT.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
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.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............3      1      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................67     71     75     72
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44     36     30     37
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 5   NE 5   E 5    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................70     64     61     58     56     54
                    MIN HUMIDITY........42     58     65     69     69     71
20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 7    E 7    E 7    SE 6   S 5    SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....                                   5
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...DAIL
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTOPHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.BOBCA.01/MHX