FNUS72 KMHX 311131 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROANOKE MARSHES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 631 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TODAY...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THIS PATTERN WILL LEAD TO DRY AND COOL WEATHER TODAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE NW TO W WINDS...WARMING BUT STAYING DRY TOMORROW AS WINDS SHIFT AND INCREASE FROM THE SW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........11 8 4 3 2 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 38 40 41 42 41 40 40 RH..............45 41 39 35 32 33 35 39 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 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.......3700-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 38 38 36 35 34 33 32 32 32 33 33 RH..............39 45 47 51 59 62 66 79 80 78 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO AROUND 3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 7 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 35 36 40 45 48 50 53 55 54 54 53 RH..............80 84 80 69 56 50 48 43 44 47 49 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILLIS REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090131.ROANO.01/MHX