FNUS72 KMHX 101150 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH STUMPY FB PREP...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 650 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0650 EST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM THE EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SECONDARY...DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 59 55 60 55 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 48 59 63 64 64 RH..............100 95 80 70 63 65 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 8 S 11 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.4 8 12 20 22 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 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.......2400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 39 44 49 50 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 59 56 55 55 54 RH..............72 78 86 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 53 55 56 57 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 54 62 66 68 68 RH..............93 93 72 65 61 63 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 SW 9 SW 11 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090210.NORTH.01/MHX