FNUS72 KMHX 061152 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MATTAMUSKEET PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 652 AM EST WED JAN 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 EST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN BUILD TO THE WEST NEXT WEEKEND THEN MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........23 AT IGNITION...MAX 38. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1400-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............4 5 9 13 17 21 22 21 18 12 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................23 23 26 30 33 34 36 37 37 36 35 MIN HUMIDITY........74 71 62 53 45 43 40 38 38 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............3 1 2 4 8 11 13 13 14 17 20 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................33 30 30 28 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 25 MIN HUMIDITY........47 55 55 63 65 68 68 74 74 78 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............26 28 31 36 42 48 53 56 58 60 63 66 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................24 24 25 28 33 36 37 40 41 41 41 40 MIN HUMIDITY........77 77 71 63 51 45 44 39 39 41 42 46 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100106.MATTA.01/MHX