FNUS72 KMHX 271033 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY FIRE...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 633 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0625 EDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFFSHORE WILL EXTEND WEST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND CROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MORNING. 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.......1000-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............10 20 35 41 37 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 73 77 80 82 82 RH..................89 86 74 65 61 63 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 5 S 9 S 11 S 12 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 20 20 20 25 LVORI...............6 4 3 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............43 46 52 61 67 67 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................80 75 73 70 69 68 RH..................67 79 84 93 97 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 14 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 10 LVORI...............1 3 4 5 6 5 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 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.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............67 67 55 51 53 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 70 74 78 79 79 RH..................97 90 79 67 64 67 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............6 5 3 3 2 3 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...LLOYD BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110527.PAINS.01/MHX