FNUS72 KMHX 061006 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAIN BAY...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 606 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0555 EDT ON JUNE 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SLOWLY DRIFT OFFSHORE TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEEK WHILE CONTINUING TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. A WEAK COLD FRONT COULD SAG INTO THE THE AREA DURING THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST. 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.......1500-3300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............43 46 50 55 59 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 73 75 77 80 78 RH..................77 75 66 58 54 55 20 FT WIND (MPH)....NE 5 NE 7 NE 7 E 8 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 3 3 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 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.......1000-2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............45 39 32 22 15 16 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................76 72 70 68 67 66 RH..................59 67 75 82 84 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 7 E 5 SE 4 S 3 S 1 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 5 6 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............17 18 18 19 19 17 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 69 74 78 80 80 RH..................90 84 72 61 56 59 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 3 NW 4 N 4 NE 4 E 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 LVORI...............7 5 3 2 3 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...LLOYD BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110606.PAINB.01/MHX