FNUS72 KMHX 041251 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTONS FIELD ROAD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 751 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM THE NE TODAY...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE REGION MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE NORTH LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH 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 2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............49 50 50 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 55 58 58 RH..................56 51 45 53 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 7 E 8 E 8 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 12 12 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 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.......2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............50 50 52 57 59 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 47 44 42 46 46 RH..................69 83 93 100 89 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 7 E 7 E 7 E 6 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........5 4 5 5 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 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 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-6200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 55 57 59 61 69 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................44 48 57 62 67 67 RH..................100 89 67 56 47 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 13 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...CROATAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110304.MORTO.01/MHX