FNUS72 KMHX 271148 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HYDE PARK UNITS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 648 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 EST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE NW EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W TODAY AND EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM THE S TONIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SAG S THROUGH EASTERN N CAROLINA THU THEN STALL S OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. LOW PRES ON THE TRAILING COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI WILL TRACK NE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE ALONG THE N CAROLINA COAST ON SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND BE OVER THE AREA MON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SOME HIGH CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 2 7 10 15 25 30 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................40 43 45 47 48 50 49 46 MIN HUMIDITY........44 38 33 31 29 27 28 35 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 8 8 8 9 10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............13 9 10 9 9 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 40 36 35 34 32 MIN HUMIDITY........43 55 69 72 78 85 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 6 W 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............16 12 8 8 9 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................32 33 46 53 58 57 MIN HUMIDITY........85 82 49 35 28 29 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 6 SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...CARVER - PLNWR FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100127.HYDEP.01/MHX