FNUS72 KMHX 291301 CCA FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR 8 1 7 PEA ISLAND...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 859 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 CORRECTED FOR 20-FOOT WINDS TODAY. FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY THEN DRIFT OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. VERY WET LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AND CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER SERIES OF WET LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 13 18 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................41 46 49 49 49 RH..................59 51 44 44 46 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NNW 5 N 7 NNE 10 NNE 10 NE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....8 10 15 15 17 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. 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.......800-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............33 40 47 56 63 72 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 44 44 44 44 45 RH..................53 62 65 68 68 68 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 12 E 10 E 12 E 12 E 12 E 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO EAST AROUND 39 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 92 94 97 100 100 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................45 45 49 52 52 51 RH..................73 76 71 69 74 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 15 E 14 E 16 E 17 E 18 E 21 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 20 25 25 30 HAINES INDEX........3 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110329.817PE.01/MHX