FNUS72 KMHX 091654
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 6 RX BURN...USMC CAMP LEJEUNE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1154 AM EST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST WILL PRODUCE CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRESSURE
GRADIENT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY SEA BREEZE
DEVELOPMENT...KEEPING WINDS NW THROUGH AFTERNOON. ADJUSTED MIXING HEIGHT
UP SLIGHTLY FROM FWF BASED ON MORNING SOUNDING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............3      4      2
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................62     65     62
RH..................36     32     36
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 12  NW 12  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............1      1      3      5      6      7
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     51     47     46     45     43
RH..................53     68     79     79     83     85
20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 7    N 5    N 3    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5
HAINES INDEX........4      4      5      5      5      4

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FORECASTER...MERRELL
REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.COMPA.02/MHX