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SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY RUN...NCDENR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
634 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST
TODAY. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK OUT TO THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE GULF COAST ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY. THE FRONT TO THE
SOUTH WILL LIFT BACK NORTH INTO THE STATE ON SATURDAY AND BECOME
STATIONARY INTO SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND PULL THE FRONT TO THE SOUTHEAST MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3700 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............45     50     54     59
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................66     76     79     79
RH..................65     48     42     42
20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 7    W 7    W 6    W 6

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...MLESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110322.SANDY.01/MHX