FNUS72 KMHX 081542 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR CREEF AG UNIT...USFWS ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1042 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............6 7 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 40 40 MIN HUMIDITY........58 42 41 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............10 13 23 33 39 54 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 33 30 29 29 30 MIN HUMIDITY........48 58 69 75 78 78 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 75 80 86 88 93 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................30 33 38 42 45 45 MIN HUMIDITY........85 78 70 65 62 70 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 6 NE 5 NE 6 E 7 E 8 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100208.CREEF.01/MHX