FNUS72 KMHX 101154 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARRA - DEEP SAND RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 654 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON NOVEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS A CHANCE OF A LIGHT SHOWER THIS MORNING AS MOISTURE MOVES OFF THE WATER. RAIN WILL THEN BECOME LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED FROM TROPICAL STORM IDA LIFTS NE INTO THE AREA. PERIODS OF RAIN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN STRONG THOUGH FRIDAY AS THE REGION REMAINS SITUATED BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............93 97 100 99 97 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................62 67 70 70 67 RH..................97 84 78 78 87 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 7 E 8 E 9 E 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............96 95 96 97 97 96 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................66 64 63 63 63 62 RH..................90 97 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 7 NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 .VETERANS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 39 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............95 95 95 95 95 94 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................60 59 61 62 62 61 RH..................100 100 97 93 93 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 13 NE 15 NE 15 NE 14 NE 15 NE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 20 25 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091110.ARRAD.01/MHX