FNUS72 KMHX 281831 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BAY CITY FIRE...NC FOREST RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 231 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1427 EDT ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DROP SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 34 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................91 91 MIN HUMIDITY........64 64 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 14 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 HAINES INDEX........3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............37 54 57 61 64 65 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................89 85 82 80 79 78 MIN HUMIDITY........66 75 82 85 88 91 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 15 SW 14 SW 13 SW 12 SW 12 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............67 58 62 66 69 70 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................77 80 84 88 90 90 MIN HUMIDITY........94 85 74 68 64 62 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...JOHN WILLIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100628.BAYCI.01/MHX