FNUS72 KMHX 280944 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PUNGO SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 444 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH WILL WEAKEN THIS MORNING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN STALL SOUTH OF THE AREA. COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE STALLED FRONT...PASSING JUST OFF THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY...PASSING TO THE NORTH ON MONDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST ON TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............8 11 18 22 24 27 29 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................46 50 53 56 58 58 56 54 MIN HUMIDITY........53 46 39 35 33 33 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)9 10 13 14 13 13 12 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 20 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 33 37 42 48 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................51 46 40 39 37 35 MIN HUMIDITY........46 55 73 73 72 75 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 8 W 7 NW 9 N 9 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 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.......1800-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............65 67 65 72 76 80 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................35 33 36 38 40 39 MIN HUMIDITY........69 69 56 50 48 54 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 10 N 10 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...CARVER - PLNWR FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100128.PUNGO.01/MHX