FNUS72 KMHX 251006 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDERS BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 606 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE TODAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND SOUTH INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BEFORE SLIDING EAST ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WIND EARLY...INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH AROUND NOON...AND 16 TO 24 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............28 31 33 35 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 62 66 69 68 MIN HUMIDITY........77 58 52 51 54 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 5 S 10 S 14 S 16 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 20 25 24 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 24 EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 45 59 68 81 81 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 64 62 60 59 58 MIN HUMIDITY........56 65 72 81 83 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 15 S 12 S 12 S 13 SW 13 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....23 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL LATE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH....BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN NORTH 20 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 32 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............81 82 82 83 84 84 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................58 58 61 65 65 64 MIN HUMIDITY........86 86 75 63 58 54 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 12 SW 12 W 13 W 13 W 13 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 20 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.SANDE.01/MHX