FNUS72 KMHX 101040 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 640 AM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0615 EDT ON JUNE 10. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............16 16 20 24 32 36 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................75 76 80 83 85 84 RH..................86 84 73 63 58 63 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 14 SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 S 12 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............37 36 35 33 29 25 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................82 79 77 76 75 73 RH..................70 75 81 84 85 89 20 FT WIND (MPH)....S 14 S 14 S 14 SW 14 SW 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 20 20 15 LVORI...............3 4 5 5 5 6 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 20 20 21 21 20 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 76 83 86 86 85 RH..................86 80 63 55 57 59 20 FT WIND (MPH)....SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 S 9 S 11 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 LVORI...............6 4 3 3 1 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BANDY REQUESTED BY...DAVID GREATHOUSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110610.PAINS.01/MHX