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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDLIFE FIELDS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1020 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL CYCLONE EARL WILL PASS BY THURSDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................84     88     89     90
RH..................53     43     38     38
20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 6    N 5    NE 3   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      5
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

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................89     85     80     74     71     69
RH..................41     50     60     74     79     84
20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 3    S 3    S 5    SW 3   SW 1   W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5             5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................69     72     78     85     89     90
RH..................87     81     67     50     41     39
20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 2    NW 2   N 3    N 5    NE 6   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5                    10

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FORECASTER...DAIL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100830.WILDL.01/MHX