FNUS72 KMHX 061823 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY...NWS MHX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 223 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1413 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 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.......1500-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 29 24 15 8 14 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP................76 73 70 69 67 66 RH..................62 68 76 78 87 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....E 6 E 5 SE 4 S 3 S 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 3 4 4 6 7 HAINES INDEX........3 4 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. LVORI...............6. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 29 28 26 25 23 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 69 74 79 81 81 RH..................100 90 74 58 54 56 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 4 NW 5 W 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 LVORI...............9 6 3 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. 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.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............19 17 15 13 11 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................80 77 75 74 73 73 RH..................60 67 73 78 81 85 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 15 15 20 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 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.......700-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............13 14 17 22 26 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 75 80 84 86 86 RH..................86 80 69 61 57 58 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 15 15 LVORI...............5 4 3 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...BTC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110606.PAINS.01/MHX