FNUS72 KMHX 302012 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWANQUARTER RX...FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 312 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EST ON JANUARY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING USHERING IN A DRY AND COLD AIRMASS. DUE TO THE VERY DRY AIR OVERNIGHT...NO FOG IS EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST ON SATURDAY AND OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST ON SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. 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.......4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........19 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............50 47 RH..............37 40 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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.......400-2100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 30 28 26 23 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 40 34 33 32 30 RH..............47 55 64 61 58 60 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 9 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 5 3 1 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 29 37 42 45 45 RH..............63 58 35 24 20 20 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...KELLEY VAN DRUTEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090130.SWANQ.03/MHX