FNUS72 KMHX 171141 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOGUE FIELD...MCAS CHERRY POINT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 741 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY THEN MOVES WELL OFFSHORE ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 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.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............24 30 36 40 41 45 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................54 57 58 60 61 61 59 MIN HUMIDITY........52 47 45 44 41 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR......N NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............53 56 58 59 61 62 64 66 67 67 68 69 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................57 56 53 52 50 48 48 47 46 45 45 44 MIN HUMIDITY........49 53 61 66 71 77 77 83 86 89 89 93 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 70 67 64 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................44 43 44 47 50 55 57 59 60 61 61 59 MIN HUMIDITY........93 96 93 86 77 66 62 60 58 56 58 62 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JOHN MANGUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.BOGUE.02/MHX