FNUS72 KMHX 091318
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY RUN...NCDENR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
818 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 EST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY TODAY. WINDS WILL
INITIALLY BE EASTERLY IN THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING...SWITCHING
OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM THE WEST...WHILE LOWER LEVEL
STRATUS MOVES IN FROM THE ATLANTIC. SHOWERS CHANCES WILL INCREASE
AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                    22 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............73     70     72     79
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     64     66     65
RH..................75     58     54     56
20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 13   E 13   SE 13  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............83     87     93     93     94     98
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................62     59     58     56     56     56
RH..................65     72     72     80     83     86
20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 13  SE 13  SE 13  SE 14  SE 15  S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20     20     25     25

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FORECASTER...LONKA
REQUESTED BY...MLESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110309.SANDY.01/MHX