FNUS72 KMHX 031306 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 58 CEMETERY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 906 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EAST OVER THE AREA TODAY THEN MOVE OFFSHORE MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 2 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 62 64 65 RH..................43 32 29 29 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NW 5 NW 5 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............4 8 7 5 4 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 56 54 54 53 51 RH..................35 49 59 66 69 80 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 5 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 15 15 15 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 19 22 22 23 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 54 63 71 75 76 RH..................86 100 78 63 58 60 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 8 S 9 S 12 S 15 SW 16 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110403.HWY58.01/MHX