FNUS72 KMHX 081846 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON CO FIRE...NC FOREST RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 246 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1434 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 3/4 INCH IS POSSIBLE. COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............10 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................82 81 MIN HUMIDITY........40 42 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 18 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............52 52 66 86 100 100 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE........NONE TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................78 72 68 65 63 61 MIN HUMIDITY........52 66 76 87 93 97 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 18 S 17 S 17 S 17 S 17 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 20 25 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...JAMISON REQUESTED BY...JEROL BERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100408.WASHI.01/MHX