FNUS72 KMHX 241229 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE OAK ROAD EAST...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 729 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE AREA SAT AND SUN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 16 26 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 41 44 43 RH..............38 33 29 30 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 5 N 4 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........22 23 32 40 44 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 35 31 29 28 27 RH..............37 47 58 66 71 81 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 1 N 1 NE 1 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 60 56 53 50 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 29 42 48 53 52 RH..............88 78 50 42 39 44 20 FT WIND......NE 1 NE 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WINGENROTH REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.WHITE.01/MHX