FNUS72 KMHX 051955 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR OREBS-CJL-POCOSIN...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 355 PM 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 OVER THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............24 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................75 74 70 69 67 65 65 64 63 62 62 61 MIN HUMIDITY........59 64 73 76 81 86 87 90 94 96 97 100 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)14 14 13 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING 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.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............22 21 20 18 15 13 12 9 7 9 12 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................60 60 62 66 70 75 78 79 81 82 81 80 MIN HUMIDITY........100 100 96 83 76 63 59 54 46 40 47 53 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 18 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 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.......2400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 59 67 69 74 79 81 81 84 86 84 90 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)14 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 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 AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 75 76 78 79 80 80 78 MIN HUMIDITY........88 90 84 75 70 60 57 55 52 51 51 54 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 20 20 22 22 23 23 21 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100406.OREBS.01/MHX