FNUS72 KMHX 301131 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLIDAY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 731 AM EDT WED JUN 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0722 EDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY OCCUR AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY DROPS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............75 75 75 76 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................75 75 77 79 81 82 82 83 83 83 82 MIN HUMIDITY........90 89 88 85 82 79 77 74 74 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. 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.......1600-2400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............77 77 77 77 78 78 79 80 80 80 82 83 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TEMP................81 80 78 77 75 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 MIN HUMIDITY........77 77 82 85 90 90 90 93 93 90 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............84 85 86 84 81 77 74 71 68 64 61 58 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................71 72 74 76 77 80 81 81 82 82 82 80 MIN HUMIDITY........93 90 82 76 74 67 65 65 61 61 58 62 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N NE NE E E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100630.HOLID.01/MHX