FNUS72 KMHX 011217 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL BRANCH ROAD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 717 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TODAY. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE GULF COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WELL AWAY FROM THE AREA WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY...THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 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 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 34 36 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................44 49 52 50 MIN HUMIDITY........40 37 32 41 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 8 NW 9 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 57 52 64 70 76 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 43 39 37 36 34 MIN HUMIDITY........49 60 73 79 79 89 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 7 W 5 W 3 W 2 W 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............86 91 98 96 97 100 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................34 34 39 42 43 43 MIN HUMIDITY........89 89 79 70 73 76 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 2 NE 3 NE 6 NE 9 NE 12 NE 13 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100301.MILLB.01/MHX