FNUS72 KMHX 290951 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PUNGO SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 451 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0510 EST ON JANUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NW TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT THEN MOVE NORTHEAST OFFSHORE OF THE COAST SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH BY MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 20 MPH EARLY MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............55 64 66 68 70 78 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................35 32 36 38 39 39 MIN HUMIDITY........50 45 40 40 44 44 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 12 N 12 N 12 N 10 N 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....18 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............86 89 94 99 100 100 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP................37 36 34 33 33 32 MIN HUMIDITY........50 56 66 75 78 85 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 10 NE 12 NE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 24 TO 31 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........SNOW FZRAIN FZRAIN FZRAIN FZRAIN SNOW TEMP................32 31 31 31 31 31 MIN HUMIDITY........85 92 96 100 100 96 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 13 NE 15 NE 17 NE 17 NE 17 NE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...CARVER - PLNWR FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100129.PUNGO.02/MHX