FNUS72 KMHX 101725 CCA FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAT PLANT...FISH AND WILDLIFE...CORRECTED DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1225 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON JANUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AFTER 6-8 PM...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AFTER 1-3 AM EST SUNDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY...BECOMING WIDELY SCATTERED BY LATE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY SUNDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 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 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........34 41 58 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 59 59 57 RH..............52 43 54 71 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 18 TO 21 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH LATE. 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............56 53 53 55 55 55 RH..............71 91 100 98 98 98 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 8 SW 7 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1600-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 31 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 84 67 65 65 65 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 53 53 54 55 53 RH..............96 89 77 60 49 47 20 FT WIND......SW 8 W 8 W 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 2 4 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...KELLEY VAN DRUTEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090110.PEATP.02/MHX