FNUS72 KMHX 311332 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR S LITTLE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 832 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 20 FT WINDS COULD GUST TO AROUND 15-20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AS A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION...BUT GRADIENTS BEGIN TO RELAX THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS GUSTY. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO BRING LOW HUMIDITIES INTO THE MID 20% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE SUNDAY BRINGING SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVED AFTERNOON MIN HUMIDITY VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........2 1 1 1 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 40 45 46 44 RH..............52 34 27 25 29 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 10 NW 8 W 8 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 11 11 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 38 35 34 33 31 RH..............34 44 54 59 65 76 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 3 4 6 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 33 46 53 59 58 RH..............81 79 51 41 35 41 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090131.SLITT.02/MHX