FNUS72 KMHX 071226 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR STARKEY CREEK RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 726 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .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 BUT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE 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 25 MPH. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT NEAR THE COAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 3 PM. 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.......4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH BECOMING SW 25 MPH AFTER 3 PM. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 24 22 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 66 69 68 RH..............70 60 56 61 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 9 SW 12 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH. SMOKE DSIPERSION....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............65 62 59 57 56 55 RH..............69 79 88 88 87 87 20 FT WIND......SW 15 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE 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............54 58 68 72 75 73 RH..............88 79 62 53 48 53 20 FT WIND......SW 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090307.STARK.01/MHX