FNUS72 KMHX 091251 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PELITIER RICE GROUND BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 851 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE COAST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY AWAY FROM THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SOUTH. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY SLIDE OFFSHORE MONDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THEN HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........22 18 13 9 6 7 8 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 62 64 65 67 68 68 66 RH..............57 50 44 40 36 33 31 35 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........10 11 12 13 16 19 21 24 27 29 32 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 64 61 60 58 57 56 55 54 54 53 53 RH..............41 45 50 53 59 64 69 77 83 86 93 96 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........37 40 41 43 46 50 53 55 56 57 59 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 52 55 59 62 67 70 71 73 74 74 73 RH..............100 100 100 92 81 70 65 65 60 61 61 63 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090409.PELIT.01/MHX