FNUS72 KMHX 211249 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIS SWAMP...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 849 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR MID WEEK... THEN ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN AT THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN 8 TO 13 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.......1200 FT THROUGH LATE MORNING AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL AFTER NOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............41 49 65 65 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 64 68 67 MIN HUMIDITY........77 61 52 54 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 6 S 8 S 10 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........5 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............70 88 89 92 100 100 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 64 63 61 60 60 MIN HUMIDITY........61 73 81 90 93 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 10 SE 9 SE 10 SE 12 S 14 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 15 15 20 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............99 97 93 86 68 56 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................59 59 62 66 67 67 MIN HUMIDITY........96 96 78 63 56 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 15 S 16 S 15 S 14 SW 13 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...JAMISON REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100321.MILLI.01/MHX