FNUS72 KMHX 011043 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FLYBUS RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 643 AM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A DRY AND WARM WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES...ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW 30% DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LIGHT WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENTS NEAR THE BEACHES AND SOUNDS...WHICH WILL CAUSE LOCAL VARIATIONS IN WIND DIRECTIONS. COLD FRONT MAY THEN CROSS OUR AREA SUNDAY BEFORE WASHING OUT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 MPH 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.......200-600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............5 3 1 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 66 71 75 72 MIN HUMIDITY........75 46 39 35 42 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 3 NE 3 E 3 E 5 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................70 64 60 57 55 53 MIN HUMIDITY........46 62 75 83 85 88 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 5 5 5 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 53 62 71 75 75 MIN HUMIDITY........95 100 71 51 44 45 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JAMISON REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.NORTH.01/MHX