FNUS72 KMHX 161337 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN ROAD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 837 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 EST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 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.......INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 70 74 69 65 63 58 49 40 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 42 44 45 47 47 47 47 46 45 RH..............75 64 55 51 47 42 42 42 43 48 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........22 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 12 13 14 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 38 38 35 33 33 32 31 30 30 29 29 RH..............48 54 54 59 63 61 63 63 66 66 69 66 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........16 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............28 28 30 33 39 42 44 47 48 48 47 44 RH..............68 68 63 53 42 37 35 31 31 31 34 39 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090216.BROWN.01/MHX