FNUS72 KMHX 151106 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP SAND BURN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 706 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE THURSDAY AND MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......0 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 81 82 83 84 84 84 83 RH..............74 64 60 58 54 52 55 61 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 27 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 80 78 77 75 74 73 73 72 72 72 71 RH..............61 65 69 71 76 79 84 84 87 87 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 31 31 33 35 38 40 43 44 46 50 54 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............71 71 74 77 79 83 84 85 86 86 86 85 RH..............97 97 90 82 77 67 65 63 61 61 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090715.DEEPS.01/MHX