FNUS72 KMHX 042327 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAIN BAY...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 727 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1922 EDT ON JUNE 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY AND PASS THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 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.......2800-4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1500 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............14 19 36 38 42 54 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................78 74 72 71 70 69 RH..................41 55 61 63 66 70 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 4 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 5 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. 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.......1500-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............55 59 66 76 84 84 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................69 77 84 85 86 86 RH..................73 62 57 61 61 61 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 4 SW 5 S 6 S 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...LLOYD BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110604.PAINB.03/MHX