FNUS72 KMHX 071327 CCA FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLINGSWORTH RD...US FOREST SERVICE...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 738 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CORRECTED FOR GUSTS IN DISCUSSION AND FORECAST FOR TODAY. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY THEN LINGER TO THE SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY THEN PUSHES SOUTH OF THE REGION ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHTER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY WITH SPEEDS MAINLY 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AFTER 3 PM. INITIALLY WINDS WILL BE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH THEN BECOME SW AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING SW AFTER 3 PM. A FEW GUSTS TO 20 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.......4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 PM. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 23 20 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 70 71 67 RH..............61 53 53 65 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 7 SW 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 16 18 20 21 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 63 59 58 56 55 RH..............67 78 87 83 85 86 20 FT WIND......SW 9 S 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 23 23 23 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 59 69 74 78 75 RH..............85 77 59 50 44 50 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO/JBM REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090307.HOLLI.01/MHX