FNUS72 KMHX 151054 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 58 BURNS...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 654 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. A MOIST COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SATURDAY AND CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE TUESDAY WHILE CONTINUING TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND 10 AM WITH GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH THEN BECOME EAST AROUND 1 PM. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN EAST. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 10 AM. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 28 32 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 69 71 70 RH..................58 45 38 41 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 7 E 9 E 12 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 21 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............62 75 77 79 80 83 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 62 59 58 59 58 RH..................52 67 75 80 80 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 9 E 9 E 9 E 8 E 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 35 TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............87 90 86 82 78 84 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................59 61 65 70 73 72 RH..................83 81 70 61 57 64 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 9 SE 11 SE 14 S 15 S 17 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 30 30 25 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110415.HWY58.01/MHX