FNUS72 KMHX 271229
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 1...CHERRY POINT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
729 AM EST SUN FEB 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OFFSHORE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY AND SWEEP OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
AGAIN BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH FOR LATE NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............37     38     37     43
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................59     64     67     67
RH..................83     67     61     68
20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 9   SW 9   SW 9   SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............49     50     50     50     51     58
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................64     61     58     57     56     55
RH..................81     90     93     100    100    96
20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 10   S 10   S 10   S 9    S 9    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 33
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............65     31     36     55     61     63
WEATHER COV.........                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM
TEMP................55     57     64     68     71     70
RH..................100    93     75     68     63     66
20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 13   S 14   SW 15  SW 18  SW 22  S 24
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     20     25     30     30

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MANGUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110227.BURNU.01/MHX