FNUS72 KMHX 301932
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRC MANTEO...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
232 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
SATURDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION
TUESDAY AND CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............28     33     37     35     30     17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................40     39     42     44     46     45
RH..................59     62     57     53     47     43
20 FT WIND..........SW 14  SW 14  W 16   W 20   NW 20  NW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     25     30     30     30

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FORECASTER...ELARDO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN COOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130201.WRCMA.01/MHX