FNUS72 KMHX 082108 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PROJECT BETTY WHITE...NC DFR D13 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 408 PM EST MON MAR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE HIGH SLIDES OFFSHORE LATER TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA LATER IN THE WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH TUESDAY THEN SLOWLY RECOVER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAIN SHOWERS ARE THEN EXPECTED BY THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2000 FT AGL THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................54 48 48 45 43 42 41 39 39 38 37 37 MIN HUMIDITY........32 45 49 60 65 67 67 73 76 79 85 89 20 FT WIND DIR......N NE NE N N NW W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 6 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 4000-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 12 16 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................36 36 41 46 53 57 59 62 63 63 61 59 MIN HUMIDITY........92 92 76 58 36 29 30 31 31 32 36 40 20 FT WIND DIR......NW N N NE NE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)2 3 3 5 3 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 9 8 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILLIS REQUESTED BY...ANDY HUX TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100309.PROJE.01/MHX