FNUS72 KMHX 171040 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PUNGO CENTRAL...USFWS ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 540 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORKWEEK...THEN MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA DURING SATURDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY AND THEN STALL SOUTH OF THE REGION. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH, GUSTS TO 18 TO 23 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. 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.......600-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-6000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 28 35 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................37 41 43 43 MIN HUMIDITY........42 34 32 32 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 10 W 15 W 15 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 23 23 18 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 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.......6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............41 38 30 21 18 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................39 36 33 31 30 29 MIN HUMIDITY........42 52 58 63 63 69 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 10 W 10 W 10 W 12 W 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............16 14 9 5 4 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................29 30 40 45 48 47 MIN HUMIDITY........69 66 44 36 33 35 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 9 W 10 W 13 W 14 W 14 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...VINCE CARVER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100217.PUNGO.01/MHX