FNUS72 KMHX 051653 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR REEDY BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1153 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND MOVE THROUGH BY EARLY MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE NORTH LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 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.......3200 FT AGL...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 62 68 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 67 64 RH..................54 54 63 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 8 SE 9 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 18 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............73 75 78 81 83 87 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................61 59 58 57 56 56 RH..................70 72 77 80 86 90 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 12 SE 12 SE 13 SE 15 SE 13 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 15 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO 33 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............91 89 94 98 99 97 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................55 59 60 62 63 62 RH..................96 90 87 84 78 78 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 12 S 15 S 16 S 18 S 18 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 30 30 25 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110305.REEDY.01/MHX