FNUS72 KMHX 050957 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAIN BAY...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 557 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0551 EDT ON JUNE 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY AND PASS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY 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.......500-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............55 59 66 76 84 84 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................71 71 73 76 77 77 RH..................75 79 73 69 71 69 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 5 SW 5 S 5 SE 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............3 4 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. 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.......300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............85 86 75 59 47 47 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 74 73 72 72 72 RH..................71 79 81 84 81 79 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......600-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............46 45 23 15 15 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 72 74 76 77 76 RH..................81 81 76 69 67 69 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 10 10 LVORI...............4 4 4 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...LLOYD BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110605.PAINB.01/MHX