FNUS72 KMHX 301329 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SW MASHOES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 929 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0912 EDT ON MAY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS MORNING...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN ITS WAKE. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING...SLOWLY VEERING TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BY 3-4 PM...THEN EAST AROUND 5 MPH BY 5-6 PM. EARLY EVENING SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BY 7-8 PM...THEN SOUTH BY LATE EVENING AROUND 5-10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. 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.......1400-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100-5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........53 37 23 17 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 79 80 80 79 RH..............76 62 60 56 58 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 7 N 5 NE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 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.......4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........12 11 17 23 26 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 75 73 71 70 69 RH..............58 64 68 73 78 81 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 50 50 49 48 43 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 73 78 83 86 85 RH..............81 73 62 51 46 46 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...CARVER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090530.SWMAS.01/MHX