FNUS72 KMHX 071240 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARRA - MILLIS RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 740 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON NOVEMBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY...AND REMAINED CENTERED OFF THE COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE TUESDAY AND MOVE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL PRODUCE LIGHT WINDS SURFACE AND ALOFT. CALM WINDS THIS MORNING WILL VEER FROM NORTH TO SOUTHEAST AND SHOULD BE LESS THAN 10 MPH. THERE WILL BE A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AROUND 3000 FT WITH A MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT OF 3500-4000 FT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 4 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................41 55 61 62 57 RH..................89 54 42 44 57 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 3 E 5 SE 6 SE 7 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY POOR. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 4 9 13 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 49 45 44 43 41 RH..................65 81 96 100 100 100 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 5 S 3 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............10 11 10 10 10 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................41 45 60 67 71 69 RH..................100 100 64 52 46 51 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 2 NW 3 W 3 SW 5 SW 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091107.ARRAM.01/MHX