FNUS72 KMHX 061228 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL STRIP...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 728 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...EVENTUALLY MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST ON TUESDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST BY LATE IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 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.......300-600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............10 10 5 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 47 51 52 47 MIN HUMIDITY........54 38 34 33 42 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 10 N 12 N 12 N 10 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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................46 40 35 33 32 30 MIN HUMIDITY........45 59 72 75 78 81 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 7 N 5 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 5 5 5 7 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................29 34 48 54 58 56 MIN HUMIDITY........85 66 39 31 28 32 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 3 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100306.QUAIL.01/MHX