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SPOT FORECAST FOR PENINSULA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
359 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 EDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WORK
WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE WEST NEXT
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SE WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING S 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT
                    AGL EARLY DURING THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............38     38     41     44     47     50
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................79     76     74     72     71     71
RH..................62     74     81     87     93     93
20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 9   SE 7   S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....13     12     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX........3      3      4      4      3      3

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 19 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............53     56     50     42     36     34
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................70     73     77     81     83     83
RH..................90     87     69     57     53     53
20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 7    S 7    S 9    S 11   S 12   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX........3      4      4      4      4      3

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FORECASTER...FREDERICK
REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110522.PENIN.01/MHX