FNUS72 KMHX 101225 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAT PLANT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 725 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON JANUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AND OFFSHORE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY THEN OFFSHORE TUESDAY AS ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 34 41 58 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 53 59 59 57 RH..............62 52 42 53 72 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 7 S 12 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 17 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOST OF THE RAINFALL WILL START AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH AROUND 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH INCH BY NOON SUNDAY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 82 88 95 95 92 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 52 52 54 54 54 RH..............72 93 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 12 S 13 S 15 SW 12 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 19 24 23 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH EARLY BECOMING WEST LATE MORNING AND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DURING AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH IN AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 84 67 50 45 40 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............53 52 52 53 54 53 RH..............96 89 77 61 48 46 20 FT WIND......SW 11 W 10 W 10 NW 10 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...CARVER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090110.PEATP.01/MHX