FNUS72 KMHX 081542 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR 8 1 6-7 PEA ISLAND...ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1042 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE ANCHORED ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TODAY...RIDGING SOUTH THROUGH THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS. THIS WILL PRODUCE A NORTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 20 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY SOME INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............19 21 25 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 48 48 47 RH..................74 65 65 71 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 57 54 52 52 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 46 45 45 44 44 RH..................74 76 79 82 86 82 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 14 NE 14 NE 13 E 10 E 8 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............64 65 65 66 66 67 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................44 45 49 51 53 53 RH..................86 86 77 74 71 74 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 13 E 16 E 16 E 15 E 14 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LONKA REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110308.8167P.01/MHX