FNUS72 KMHX 041123
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRC MANTEO...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
623 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TODAY...THEN MOVE
OFFSHORE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TUESDAY
AND CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AND PASS NEAR THE AREA FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............34  41  45  49  57  65  73
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................38  40  42  42  42  41  41
RH..................48  40  35  35  36  40  44
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......9   9   8   7   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15  15  15  15  15  15  10

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FORECASTER...DAIL
REQUESTED BY...JOHN COOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130204.WRCMA.02/MHX