FNUS72 KMHX 250916 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SR8 FIRE...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 516 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0459 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL TEMPORARILY EXTEND INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL SET UP ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THIS WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG THE FRONT ON SUNDAY AND PULL IT OFF THE COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............59 51 47 41 37 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................41 42 50 58 60 60 RH..................82 76 56 42 39 39 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 8 NE 8 NE 7 E 6 E 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 59 68 73 80 86 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 49 47 46 46 45 RH..................51 68 76 83 86 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............88 89 78 83 86 90 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................45 46 50 54 56 57 RH..................93 93 83 74 72 69 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 5 NW 2 N 2 NE 2 NE 3 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY...AROUND 0.01" IN THE MORNING. AROUND 0.15" IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...G CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110325.SR8FI.01/MHX