FNUS72 KMHX 081212 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SEABORN RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 812 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OF THE REGION TODAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTH AGAIN ON THURSDAY THEN MOVES OFFSHORE ON FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT AND CROSSES THE AREA ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON INLAND FROM THE COAST. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH WILL BE LIKELY...INCREASING THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........18 21 24 27 28 28 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 49 54 55 58 59 58 57 RH..............50 40 34 32 29 29 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........29 30 30 34 41 49 57 64 68 67 64 63 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 55 52 51 49 48 47 46 45 45 45 44 RH..............37 41 48 52 61 65 71 76 82 86 89 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 29 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........58 48 43 40 34 31 30 27 25 25 25 25 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW TEMP............43 43 46 51 55 61 63 65 67 68 68 66 RH..............100 100 89 74 64 49 46 43 39 37 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.SEABO.01/MHX