FNUS72 KMHX 171104 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOPY RD NEDS CREEK RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 704 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 63. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 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 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 13 18 24 30 36 39 41 44 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................39 43 48 54 57 59 61 62 62 59 MIN HUMIDITY........82 73 60 50 45 44 41 38 38 42 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............52 56 58 58 60 61 63 65 65 66 67 68 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 52 51 49 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 MIN HUMIDITY........47 51 61 66 71 76 79 82 86 89 93 96 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 68 65 61 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................41 41 41 45 49 55 57 59 61 62 62 60 MIN HUMIDITY........96 92 96 82 74 61 59 55 53 52 54 58 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.LOOPY.01/MHX