FNUS72 KMHX 301624 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWANQUARTER RX...FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1124 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON JANUARY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE SW ON SATURDAY...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NE TOWARDS THE AREA FROM THE GULF ON MONDAY...THEN N OF THE AREA BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL SWING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY 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.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 16 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 41 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 50 49 RH..............54 46 48 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1500 FT AGL UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 15 13 11 9 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 39 34 32 31 29 RH..............53 59 65 61 59 60 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 9 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. 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.......2700-4300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING WEST 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........3 2 1 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 28 35 39 42 42 RH..............58 57 42 36 34 36 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 NW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...AMY MIDGETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090130.SWANQ.02/MHX