FNUS72 KMHX 061355 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRINGLE MILLIS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 855 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE S OF THE AREA OVER NE FLORIDA TODAY. INCREASED FIRE DANGER THREAT WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOW RH VALUES PERSISTING. A SLOW RECOVERY IN RH VALUES EXPECTED AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND...AS TEMPERATURES WARM WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SW TO W WINDS. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE N/NE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH TEMPS COOLING SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE FRONT...BEFORE WARMING BACK INTO INTO THE MID/UPPER 60S MID NEXT WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED UNTIL LATE NEXT WEEK. NOTE: BURN CATEGORY 2 EARLY TODAY BECOMING CLOSER TO 3 LATER THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 38 41 44 46 46 45 44 RH..............39 34 29 26 25 27 32 38 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 11 12 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 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.......1100-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 3 2 2 2 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 39 35 34 33 32 RH..............44 59 75 82 89 92 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......400-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1800-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........1 1 2 3 3 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 34 47 54 60 59 RH..............92 85 53 43 39 45 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 11 12 11 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...WILLIS REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090206.PRING.01/MHX