FNUS72 KMHX 181824 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREAK LAKE HOLSTON HUNTER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 124 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1335 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE CAROLINAS FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE SOUTH ON MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 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 4300-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 48 45 MIN HUMIDITY........37 36 43 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 39 35 33 32 31 MIN HUMIDITY........47 57 66 70 72 75 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................30 32 43 49 53 52 MIN HUMIDITY........78 73 49 38 32 35 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...DFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100218.GREAK.01/MHX