FNUS72 KMHX 181035 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PUNGO UNITS...USFWS POCOSIN LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 535 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0535 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE GULF COAST WILL MOVE EAST AND REACH THE CAROLINA'S ON SATURDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH ON SUNDAY. EXPECT CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH MAINLY SUNNY SKIES...WINDS OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE LOWER 30S. MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH A PERSISTANT WIND DIRECTION FROM BETWEEN 280 AND 300 DEGREES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. POCOSIN LAKES RAWS HAD A PREDOMINANT WNW WIND YESTERDAY WITH A MINIMUM RH OF 31 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 7 7 8 8 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................29 32 40 44 47 46 MIN HUMIDITY........69 58 41 33 31 35 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 9 W 9 W 10 W 13 W 14 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 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.......3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............7 6 3 1 1 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 39 35 34 33 31 MIN HUMIDITY........45 54 66 67 70 77 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 9 W 9 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 5 3 1 0 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................31 33 42 47 51 50 MIN HUMIDITY........78 69 44 35 30 33 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 10 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...VINCE CARVER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100218.NORTH.01/MHX