FNUS72 KMHX 011235 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLIDAY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 835 AM EDT THU JUL 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0820 EDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST SUNDAY WHILE STILL INFLUENCING THE WEATHER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS MORNING WILL ONLY BE A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AT THE FIRE SITE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN FROM 1/2 TO 3/4 OF AN INCH. SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER ARE EXPECTED WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 80S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTHEAST FLOW WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL PREVAIL INTO SATURDAY. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR MUCH OF TODAY BUT WILL CLEAR LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE THEN FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 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.......1000-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............79 73 64 58 54 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 77 81 83 82 MIN HUMIDITY........93 74 60 55 56 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 8 NE 9 NE 9 NE 10 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 13 13 15 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 46 42 37 33 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................79 73 69 66 64 63 MIN HUMIDITY........60 71 78 84 90 97 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 9 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. 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 7800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............14 6 8 11 13 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 66 72 78 81 80 MIN HUMIDITY........97 84 61 43 37 38 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 8 N 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 12 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 17 15 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100701.HOLID.01/MHX