FNUS72 KMHX 081535 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1135 AM EDT SUN MAY 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1118 EDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY NOON TODAY...BRINGING AN END TO THE SHOWERS OVER THE WILDFIRE AREA. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH A STRAY THUNDERSHOWER IS POSSIBLE WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING. WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT OUT OF THE NE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......1000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............89 75 68 60 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................65 70 70 69 RH..................81 59 55 57 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 2 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 HAINES INDEX........3 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............58 52 45 36 29 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................68 63 62 59 57 57 RH..................59 70 70 75 80 77 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 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.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............21 40 35 29 25 28 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 62 66 70 70 69 RH..................83 70 61 47 45 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 5 N 5 N 6 N 6 NE 7 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LONKA REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110508.PAINS.01/MHX