FNUS72 KMHX 231547
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUTTON2...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1047 AM EST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE AREA TODAY...THEN WILL
MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN
SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE WEST EARLY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      3
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................43     50     53     51
RH..................48     34     29     33
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 7   NE 7   NE 5   E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....                     5
HAINES INDEX........2      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.SUTTO.02/MHX