FNUS72 KMHX 131032 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 4...CHERRY POINT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 632 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE TODAY AND MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ALL WIND GUIDANCE IS FORECASTING DIMINISHING WINDS TODAY WITH SW WINDS 10 GUSTING TO 15 MPH UNTIL 10 AM THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1 PM WHEN THE WINDS WILL TEND TO BECOME NW 5 TO 10 MPH. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE BURN SITE AFTER 11 PM THIS EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NE 5 TO 10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY BECOMING WEST 5 TO TO 10 MPH THEN NW IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............36 35 35 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 64 69 70 RH..................67 47 41 39 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 9 W 6 W 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....14 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............41 43 46 49 52 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 60 57 55 52 51 RH..................50 66 77 81 82 82 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 6 SW 6 S 5 SW 2 N 2 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 12 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 77 79 82 84 86 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP................50 49 51 54 55 56 RH..................83 87 76 69 65 63 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 7 NE 10 NE 10 NE 12 NE 12 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....12 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...JOHN MANGUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110313.BURNU.01/MHX