FNUS72 KMHX 071058 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY...NWS MHX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 658 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 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 SLOWLY DRIFT OFFSHORE TODAY 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 LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. GARY I THINK I KNOW WHY WE DID NOT GET ALERTED FOR THIS SPOT REQUEST. THERE IS A COMMS PROBLEM WITHIN THE NWS THIS MORNING AND THIS IS MORE THAN LIKELY THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH WE APOLOGIZE FOR. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING AND ARE THEN FORECAST TO BECOME SE 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. I DO NOT SEE MUCH IF ANY CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKE THOSE THAT DEVELOPED YESTERDAY. OVERNIGHT WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME SW AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH THE WEATHER CLOSELY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOT (IN THE 90S AWAY FROM THE WATER) AND SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 TO 20 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............13 15 19 25 29 29 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 69 74 79 81 81 RH..................90 81 66 52 49 51 20 FT WIND (MPH)....W 3 NW 4 NW 2 N 3 E 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 LVORI...............6 4 3 1 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH WITH A FEW 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.......1100-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 29 24 16 11 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................80 78 76 75 74 74 RH..................54 62 69 74 76 76 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 20 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 4 4 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............12 13 17 22 25 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 77 82 86 88 87 RH..................81 74 63 57 54 55 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 20 LVORI...............4 4 3 1 2 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...BTC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110606.PAINS.01/MHX