FNUS72 KMHX 091033 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROANOKE WOODS 2 2 6-7...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 633 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE S/SE OF THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED BREEZY SW BECOMING W WINDS AND DRY WEATHER WITH AN ASSOCIATED ENHANCED FIRE DANGER THREAT. WINDS EXPECTED TO SHIFT N/NE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE QUICKLY VEERING E/SE THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES WEDNESDAY AND MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE MINIMAL EARLY WEEK BUT INCREASE LATER IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 27 24 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 72 76 77 RH..............63 48 39 35 20 FT WIND......W 11 W 11 W 11 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. NO FOG EXPECTED. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........13 12 16 22 27 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 63 59 55 52 51 RH..............42 54 60 61 66 66 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 N 7 N 9 N 10 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 57 60 65 68 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 47 51 55 57 58 RH..............71 79 71 64 62 62 20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090309.ROANO.01/MHX