FNUS72 KMHX 111508 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY FIRE - H 1 BURNOUT...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1108 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1049 EDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST STATES WILL RIDGE SOUTH OVER THE REGION THROUGH LATE WEEK. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 10 TO 15 MPH SUSTAINED AND WILL BE GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 GUSTING TO 25 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.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............59 61 62 55 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................64 66 68 68 RH..................74 65 54 54 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 13 NE 14 NE 17 NE 17 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 22 25 25 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 40 41 44 45 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................66 61 58 55 54 53 RH..................58 70 77 86 90 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 12 NE 10 NE 9 NE 9 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 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.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 49 24 15 13 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 55 61 67 69 69 RH..................96 86 70 54 51 51 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 9 N 11 N 11 N 10 NE 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX........3 4 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...JIM MERRELL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110511.PAINS.02/MHX