FNUS72 KMHX 111532 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLIDAY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1132 AM EDT SUN JUL 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 EDT ON JULY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TO THE NORTH TODAY. WARM FRONT WILL MOVE OVER AREA MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO THE EAST THROUGH MID WEEK. EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY SWITCH TO EAST AND SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY...BECOMING EAST AROUND 2 PM...THEN SOUTHEAST BY 5 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............21 40 46 48 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................84 86 87 87 MIN HUMIDITY........61 52 52 59 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 5 E 6 E 7 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 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.......4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............51 59 51 47 41 44 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................86 84 81 78 76 75 MIN HUMIDITY........62 71 80 88 93 96 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 S 8 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 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.......300-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............42 36 35 37 44 49 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................75 76 80 84 87 88 MIN HUMIDITY........96 88 73 60 53 54 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 5 SE 5 SE 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...CLINT CROSS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100711.HOLID.01/MHX