FNUS72 KMHX 021023 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FLYBUS RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 623 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A DRY AND WARM WEATHER PATTERN WILL ONCE AGAIN COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH LOW RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY INLAND AREAS COULD SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS...BUT AT THIS TIME THINK LIGHT WINDS WILL MINIMIZE EFFECTS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR AREA SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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.......400-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................55 60 66 69 70 73 74 73 72 MIN HUMIDITY........86 73 59 51 49 46 45 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)3 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 1 2 4 7 9 10 11 14 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................70 68 65 64 62 60 59 58 57 56 56 55 MIN HUMIDITY........53 56 66 68 76 81 83 83 86 88 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............18 20 22 21 19 17 15 13 13 14 16 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................55 54 56 60 63 68 70 72 74 74 74 72 MIN HUMIDITY........92 90 85 78 69 60 54 53 50 49 50 51 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)3 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.NORTH.01/MHX