FNUS72 KMHX 091449 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY FIRE...NCFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1049 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1040 EDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK CONVERGENCE OF LOCAL BREEZES FROM THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL NOSE DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM NEW ENGLAND ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............10 30 35 WEATHER COV......... ISO WEATHER TYPE........ SHOWERS TEMP................64 70 72 RH..................67 51 48 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 6G10 NE 6G10 NE 6G10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. 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.......2000-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............41 44 37 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................70 63 60 58 RH..................53 70 78 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 7G10 NE 6G10 NE 4G5 N 3G5 LVORI...............2 3 4 6 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............41 39 25 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 62 67 68 RH..................93 72 54 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 6G10 NW 8G15 N 9G15 N 10G15 LVORI...............6 3 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110509.PAINS.01/MHX