FNUS72 KMHX 241059 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE GROUND BR JABEZ PINE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 659 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY THEN MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND S INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY THEN LIFT NE ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SW LATE AFTERNOON WITH SEA BREEZE. 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.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............1 4 6 8 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 61 65 69 66 MIN HUMIDITY........66 42 37 33 42 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 W 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............13 13 15 17 19 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................64 59 55 53 50 49 MIN HUMIDITY........46 60 72 77 86 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 6 W 3 W 3 SW 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 24 25 27 28 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 48 57 66 69 70 MIN HUMIDITY........89 89 67 52 49 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 2 S 2 S 7 S 10 S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.RICEG.01/MHX