FNUS72 KMHX 041015 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAIN BAY...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 615 AM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0605 EDT ON JUNE 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY AND PASS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH. LVORI...............2. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 6 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................64 68 73 77 79 79 RH..................67 59 49 42 39 41 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 6 N 5 N 5 N 3 N 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 LVORI...............3 3 2 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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.......2000-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............5 20 25 21 7 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 76 74 73 72 71 RH..................45 48 53 57 61 66 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 4 E 5 E 4 E 3 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........5 4 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......500-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH. LVORI...............2. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 24 77 78 79 81 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................70 73 78 81 83 83 RH..................68 64 64 65 63 61 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 4 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 2 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...LLOYD BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110604.PAINB.01/MHX