FNUS72 KMHX 051316 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALLIGATOR RIVER BURN PILES...USFWS ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 916 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH WED...WITH A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES INLAND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THU AND CROSS THE REGION FRI. COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............25 23 19 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 75 78 79 MIN HUMIDITY........73 55 48 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 51 51 51 51 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 71 69 67 65 64 MIN HUMIDITY........56 68 76 81 90 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. 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.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 20 16 13 9 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 64 70 75 78 78 MIN HUMIDITY........97 93 73 60 52 52 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 9 S 10 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.ALLIG.01/MHX