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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 8...CHERRY POINT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
731 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EAST OVER THE AREA TODAY
THEN MOVE OFFSHORE MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. SOME
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-7000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 12
                    TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      4
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................54     62     66     66
RH..................45     32     28     28
20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 6   NW 7   W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............7      13     12     10     7      8
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................63     58     55     56     53     51
RH..................34     45     59     64     74     86
20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 6   S 6    S 6    S 7    S 9    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     15

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND
                    35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............11     21     23     26     27     32
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................51     54     62     70     73     74
RH..................93     100    81     66     64     66
20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 9    S 10   S 14   SW 16  SW 18  S 17
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 20110403.UNIT8.01/MHX