FNUS72 KMHX 191116 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOPY RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 716 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SHARP DRY COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING BRINGING GUSTY NE WINDS IN ITS WAKE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY THEN MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1900-3600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............43 50 51 53 54 56 58 59 57 52 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................57 58 60 63 66 70 68 67 65 64 62 RH..................77 74 67 58 50 42 43 43 45 45 48 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)3 7 9 14 16 16 15 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 20 25 25 25 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............42 37 35 33 28 24 20 15 13 13 11 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................60 59 56 55 52 50 49 47 46 45 44 43 RH..................49 51 55 55 59 61 61 63 65 65 68 70 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............9 8 7 13 18 19 22 28 31 36 46 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................43 42 41 46 51 55 58 60 61 61 61 60 RH..................73 76 79 68 56 51 44 41 39 39 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD (MPH)8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110319.LOOPY.01/MHX