FNUS72 KMHX 122040 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOW TIE EAST...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 340 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... 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. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.......800-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............34 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 29 27 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................36 34 35 33 32 31 31 31 30 30 30 29 MIN HUMIDITY........56 61 59 61 63 66 66 66 66 66 63 66 20 FT WIND DIR......N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)15 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............23 22 22 21 21 20 14 11 11 9 7 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................29 29 29 31 35 37 38 40 40 40 40 38 MIN HUMIDITY........63 63 63 58 49 46 46 42 44 46 46 52 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)10 9 10 12 13 13 12 9 9 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............5 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................36 34 34 32 31 31 30 30 30 29 29 29 MIN HUMIDITY........59 66 66 72 72 72 75 75 75 78 78 78 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................28 28 29 34 40 44 46 49 51 51 50 49 MIN HUMIDITY........85 85 81 66 52 45 42 37 36 37 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100113.BOWTI.01/MHX