FNUS72 KMHX 051351 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR OREBS-CJL-POCOSIN...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 951 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 06. 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. PLEASE CONSULT THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR ONSLOW COUNTY FOR THE LVORI/ADI VALUES. THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............15 13 12 9 7 9 12 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................71 76 78 79 81 82 81 80 MIN HUMIDITY........71 60 56 54 51 49 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 9 9 10 12 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............15 18 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................78 76 72 72 69 68 67 66 65 64 64 63 MIN HUMIDITY........56 60 68 66 73 73 75 78 78 81 81 81 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)13 13 13 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 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.......4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............25 25 25 23 20 17 14 11 10 11 14 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................62 62 64 67 70 74 76 77 78 79 79 77 MIN HUMIDITY........84 84 78 73 66 59 56 56 54 52 52 58 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 17 18 18 19 20 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100406.OREBS.01/MHX