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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOCR UNIT A SUBUNIT 2...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1200 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED FOR LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SLIGHTLY GUSTIER WINDS
THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. DEEP LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. A MID
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ALONG THE COAST TODAY BRINGING
STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
INLAND AND 40 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE OUTER BANKS THIS AFTERNOON.
A FAIRLY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE WITH MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES AROUND 30 PERCENT INLAND AND 45 PERCENT ALONG THE
COAST.

THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THE HIGH WILL
SHIFT OFF THE COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN BUILDING FOR WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 33 TO 36 MPH.

TIME (EST)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............13  16  16  18  18  20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................51  52  52  52  51  50
RH..................31  30  28  27  27  29
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N
20 FT WIND SPD......19  21  21  21  20  17
20 FT WIND GUST.....35  35  35  35  33  30
LVORI...............1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.................110 114 115 114 111 90
HAINES INDEX........4   4   4   4   4   4

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FORECASTER...GLENN
REQUESTED BY...JOE MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130308.GOCRU.01/MHX