FNUS72 KMHX 232327 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAROLINA BAY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 727 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1913 EDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT THEN STALL ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TO THE WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........65 65 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 78 76 75 74 73 RH..............77 85 87 93 93 97 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 65 64 63 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 75 79 84 85 85 RH..............97 90 77 65 61 63 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090723.CAROL.01/MHX