FNUS72 KMHX 221133 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR GUM BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 733 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0728 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA TODAY. A BACKDOOR FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING ON FRIDAY. THE FRONT THEN SLOWLY RETURNS NORTH AS A WARM FRONT BRINGING WARM BUT UNSETTLED CONDITIONS DURING THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400-6800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............38 42 41 39 37 34 32 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV.........PTY WEATHER TYPE........FOG TEMP................50 54 58 62 67 69 70 72 73 72 71 MIN HUMIDITY........100 86 69 56 43 39 35 33 30 31 34 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............31 31 31 32 35 37 40 43 44 43 41 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................69 67 62 61 59 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 MIN HUMIDITY........37 42 52 56 62 67 69 74 77 83 86 93 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 7 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800-6200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............38 36 35 37 42 47 52 56 59 61 66 72 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................51 50 54 58 62 67 70 71 73 74 73 72 MIN HUMIDITY........93 96 86 75 62 52 47 46 41 40 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR......SW W W W W W W W W SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100422.GUMBR.01/MHX