FNUS72 KMHX 121225 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL BRANCH RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 725 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............68 62 62 49 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................35 38 41 41 38 MIN HUMIDITY........61 56 48 50 56 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 7 NW 9 NW 12 NW 10 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 17 14 0 7 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................35 32 27 26 25 24 MIN HUMIDITY........61 66 68 71 71 71 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 2 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................23 23 34 40 45 44 MIN HUMIDITY........74 77 49 41 36 39 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100112.MILLB.01/MHX