FNUS72 KMHX 201107 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOGUE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 707 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT... THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR MID WEEK. SPOT LOCATION WILL SEE SEA BREEZE EFFECTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPS STEADY OR FALLING WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 10 MPH IN AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............2 4 5 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 61 72 71 68 MIN HUMIDITY........68 48 39 52 47 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 1 SW 3 SW 6 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 HAINES INDEX........6 5 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............3 1 7 14 19 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................66 60 57 54 52 50 MIN HUMIDITY........52 62 69 77 83 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 9 S 7 S 6 S 5 SW 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 19 26 36 43 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 49 57 65 68 69 MIN HUMIDITY........96 100 77 58 52 53 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 2 S 2 S 6 S 9 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.BOGUE.01/MHX