FNUS72 KMHX 241152 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG POINT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 752 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA WILL BUILD DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. THE FRONT RETURNS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY THEN HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS ON MONDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER RISK TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 20-25% WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER 2 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH PEAKING AROUND 11 AM. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2 PM. MINIUMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 30% TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2 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.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 41 45 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 54 55 RH..............62 42 35 35 20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 8 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 12 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DSIPERSION....POOR. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 56 57 57 58 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 46 43 41 39 38 RH..............44 55 62 67 73 79 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 71 72 72 73 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 38 46 54 58 59 RH..............85 85 65 50 47 49 20 FT WIND......NE 4 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.LONGP.03/MHX