FNUS72 KMHX 211507 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP LEJEUNE...CAMP LEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1007 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT MAINLY NE WIND EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE 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.......3500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL FROM NOON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 15 19 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 51 53 52 RH..............37 28 28 37 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 5 SE 6 SSE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 8 11 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 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.......4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........28 41 55 70 63 65 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 47 44 43 41 43 RH..............44 56 70 79 89 82 20 FT WIND......SE 8 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 11 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 3 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 26 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 37 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 65 55 45 38 22 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............44 45 49 53 55 53 RH..............76 68 54 43 37 35 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 W 9 W 11 W 14 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...LARRY CHURCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090221.CAMPL.04/MHX