FNUS72 KMHX 091039 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 639 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0627 EDT ON JUNE 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INLAND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND MOVE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 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.......600-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 12 9 5 2 4 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................75 78 84 90 93 92 RH..................88 81 65 54 50 52 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 10 W 10 SW 6 SW 5 S 7 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 17 20 LVORI...............5 3 3 2 2 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH EARLY. 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.......2000-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............8 11 12 13 14 17 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................89 84 81 78 76 75 RH..................56 68 78 86 89 91 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 10 S 10 SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............1 3 4 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20 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.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 23 23 23 23 29 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 76 81 86 87 85 RH..................95 89 72 59 56 59 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 20 LVORI...............7 5 3 2 2 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...DAVID GREATHOUSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110609.PAINS.01/MHX