FNUS72 KMHX 291554 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR JH DAVIS TRACT...NC FOREST RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1054 AM EST MON NOV 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH EAST OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE AREA TUESDAY...THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH. 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.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............47 49 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 61 60 RH..................62 56 60 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 10 E 10 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............46 46 52 57 60 64 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................59 57 56 56 55 55 RH..................64 75 83 86 90 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 9 E 8 E 7 E 7 E 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 24 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 72 74 77 79 84 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................55 56 64 67 70 70 RH..................86 86 75 70 66 68 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 8 SE 9 SE 13 SE 15 S 16 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...NED BERG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101129.JHDAV.01/MHX