FNUS72 KMHX 101140 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MASHOES...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 740 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST WELL NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT FROM NE TO E TODAY...THEN SE TONIGHT. WINDS THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE S TO SW TOMORROW. A COLD WILL PUSH OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEADING TO ANOTHER WIND SHIFT TO N/NE. PRECIP CHANCES OVERALL MINIMAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT INCREASE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING EAST THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 1800-2200 AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........59 58 60 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 54 55 53 RH..............74 63 60 66 20 FT WIND......NE 7 E 6 E 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......900-1400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 150 TO 400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 57 63 72 78 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 52 50 50 50 53 RH..............66 74 83 90 98 97 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 76 67 56 47 51 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............54 55 59 64 67 67 RH..............93 93 79 68 60 59 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 23 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILLIS REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090310.MASHO.01/MHX