FNUS72 KMHX 101048 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PUNGO SOUTH - WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 548 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0555 EST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. BROAD LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY PUSH NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND...THEN PUSH OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATE. 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.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............54 56 58 60 61 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 51 62 67 71 68 MIN HUMIDITY........86 77 52 43 38 43 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 13 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............65 66 68 69 71 73 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................65 61 56 55 53 51 MIN HUMIDITY........52 60 74 77 86 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 8 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............74 76 85 93 95 96 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................51 53 60 63 65 64 MIN HUMIDITY........93 89 75 70 68 70 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 3 SE 3 SE 6 S 9 S 10 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...VINCE CARVER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100310.PUNGO.01/MHX