FNUS72 KMHX 261004 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SR8...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 604 AM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0553 EDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL MOVE ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...BEFORE ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS 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.......INCREASING TO 1800-2500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............72 81 84 89 93 95 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................47 47 51 53 55 54 RH..................79 76 71 66 66 71 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 3 N 5 N 6 NE 7 NE 8 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 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.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............98 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................53 52 50 48 48 48 RH..................71 71 77 86 89 89 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 9 E 10 E 10 E 9 E 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 4 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 98 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................47 46 48 51 52 52 RH..................89 89 86 77 71 66 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 8 NE 8 N 10 N 12 N 13 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...DAVID GREATHOUSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110326.SR8__.01/MHX