FNUS72 KMHX 151525 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR VINEYARD BURN...NC FOREST RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1025 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE ON SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND TRACK JUST INLAND OF THE COAST ON SUNDAY BEFORE MOVING WELL NORTHEAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN MOVES OFFSHORE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1300-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............18 28 26 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 53 55 52 MIN HUMIDITY........55 45 42 47 20 FT WIND (MPH)....WNW 6 W 9 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....9 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1300 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 21 19 18 20 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 46 41 40 39 38 MIN HUMIDITY........56 65 79 79 82 85 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 7 W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 1200 TO 1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 1 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............41 45 48 51 54 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 37 46 52 56 56 MIN HUMIDITY........88 91 68 54 48 51 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 7 N 7 NE 5 N 2 NE 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILLIS/MELENDEZ REQUESTED BY...CHUCK CREDLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100115.VINEY.01/MHX