FNUS72 KMHX 011125
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY RUN...NCDENR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
625 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY EAST AND MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE EARLY FRIDAY. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT FRIDAY AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............64     37     33     35
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................72     75     77     76
RH..................66     58     50     50
20 FT WIND..........W 8    SW 12  SW 11  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX........5      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
RH..................61     75     81     83     83     77
20 FT WIND..........SW 8   W 6    W 5    W 3    NW 3   N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10            5      5      5

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120301.SANDY.01/MHX