FNUS72 KMHX 091334 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOGUE ROAD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 834 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFFSHORE LATER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA LATER IN THE WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW TODAY THEN SLOWLY RECOVER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAIN SHOWERS ARE THEN EXPECTED BY THURSDAY. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TURN ONSHORE WITH A SEA BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 4800-5800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING TO AROUND 2500 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............3 8 13 15 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 56 62 67 65 MIN HUMIDITY........76 50 43 39 46 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 0 SE 1 S 5 S 7 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............23 27 38 49 53 57 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 58 54 52 51 49 MIN HUMIDITY........55 66 78 83 86 92 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 9 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............61 63 67 72 73 74 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 52 60 64 67 65 MIN HUMIDITY........92 82 61 53 49 54 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 5 S 5 S 7 S 9 S 11 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 16 17 $$ FORECASTER...WILLIS REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100309.BOGUE.01/MHX