FNUS72 KMHX 201352
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SPOT FORECAST FOR WRC MANTEO...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
852 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
DOWNSLOPING WINDS OFF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WILL AID IN
ARIDIFYING THE AIRMASS TODAY...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 50S THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENTILE RANGE. WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON...WITH WEST NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING TO 15 TO 20 KTS. CONTINUED DRY THURSDAY BUT WINDS
WILL RELAX. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH LATE FRIDAY WITH CHANCES
FOR RAIN INCREASING...WITH THE RAIN LINGERING THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 26 MPH.

TIME (EST)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............4   5   5   10  19  23  24
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................45  45  46  46  46  46  44
RH..................40  36  32  32  32  32  36
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......11  14  14  14  14  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.....20  25  25  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).............24  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  23  19  15  11
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................42  40  39  38  38  37  37  36  35  35  35  34
RH..................43  48  52  54  54  59  59  61  64  64  64  66
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD......11  10  9   9   9   9   8   8   8   8   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

$$

FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...APRIL SEKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130220.WRCMA.01/MHX