FNUS72 KMHX 071508 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY...IMT PAINS BAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1108 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 EDT ON JUNE 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT OFFSHORE TODAY. THE HIGH WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING INLAND. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT WITH ENOUGH SPEED TO PRECLUDE WIDESPREAD DENSE SMOKE/FOG OVERNIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. LVORI...............2. MAX ADI.............30 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 27 30 30 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................74 82 83 82 RH..................59 47 46 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 2 N 2 E 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 LVORI...............3 1 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 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.......1200-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. LVORI...............3. MIN ADI.............8. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............32 32 26 17 11 12 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................80 77 76 74 73 73 RH..................54 64 69 76 79 79 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SE 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 LVORI...............2 2 3 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. LVORI...............3. MAX ADI.............35 TO 40. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............12 13 17 22 26 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 76 81 86 88 87 RH..................84 76 65 57 54 55 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............4 4 3 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110607.PAINS.02/MHX