FNUS72 KMHX 262029
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SR8...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
429 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL MOVE ALONG
THE FRONT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO
THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...BEFORE ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
IN MID WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 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.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500 TO 1000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN   RAIN
TEMP................55     50     48     46     46     45
RH..................88     89     96     100    100    100
20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 7    NE 9   NE 10  NE 9   NE 7   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15            15
HAINES INDEX........4      3      3      2      3      3

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-2500 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 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................44     45     47     49     50     50
RH..................100    96     89     80     77     71
20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 9    N 8    N 10   N 12   N 12   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX........2      2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID GREATHOUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110326.SR8__.02/MHX