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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCEAN TRACT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
641 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT THEN DROP THROUGH THE
REGION SATURDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND SOUTH INTO THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............6      8      7      14
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................55     64     68     69
RH..................80     60     59     61
20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 9   SW 12  SW 13  SW 13
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............24     31     31     31     31     35
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................66     62     60     59     57     56
RH..................70     84     87     87     96     93
20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 12  SW 9   SW 9   SW 8   W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3700 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............39     42     51     63     72     65
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................55     56     61     66     68     68
RH..................96     93     78     61     51     45
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 6   N 6    N 7    N 9    NE 10  NE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....                     10     15     15

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.OCEAN.01/MHX