FNUS72 KMHX 041356 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROANOKE MARSHES...ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR-FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 856 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CAROLINAS TODAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY AND WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........16 20 24 31 29 24 20 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 35 36 37 38 38 37 36 RH..............45 43 40 38 36 34 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........14 12 12 9 8 5 3 2 2 0 0 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 34 34 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 RH..............52 56 56 61 61 63 66 66 69 69 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 9 14 16 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 32 34 38 42 45 46 48 49 49 48 48 RH..............75 78 72 64 55 49 49 46 46 48 51 54 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090304.ROANO.01/MHX