FNUS72 KMHX 291919 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR URGENT RESPONSE 2009 FSE...FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 319 PM EDT WED APR 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1442 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WARM SPRING DAY ON TAP FOR THE EAST. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SLIDE OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W FRI AND POSSIBLY STALL NEAR THE AREA SAT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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.......300-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 50 50 50 51 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 65 71 76 79 79 RH..............100 95 73 58 53 53 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 4 SW 6 SW 8 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 20 25 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 47 42 35 30 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 72 70 68 66 65 RH..............59 72 80 89 94 94 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 9 S 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 43 44 46 47 53 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 67 74 79 82 82 RH..............98 88 66 52 48 50 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 11 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DON DECKER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090429.URGEN.01/MHX