FNUS72 KMHX 131956 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINS BAY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 356 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1553 EDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SOUTH COASTAL AREA WILL MOVE SOUTH TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY. THE TRAILING FRONT WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH INTO THE STATE THIS WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. 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.......1500-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............51 51 46 40 35 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 74 71 68 67 67 RH..................66 71 77 83 84 81 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 7 N 6 N 5 N 4 N 4 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 LVORI...............3 3 4 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 5 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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.......700-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700-7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 35 40 48 51 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 68 74 79 79 79 RH..................81 79 60 47 46 46 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 7 NW 8 NW 8 N 7 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............4 4 2 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 3 4 5 4 5 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 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.......5500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............40 36 35 33 32 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................78 72 69 66 63 62 RH..................47 64 72 82 89 93 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............1 3 3 5 6 8 HAINES INDEX........5 4 3 3 3 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 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.......700-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000-8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 28 29 29 29 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 65 72 78 81 80 RH..................98 84 64 51 47 50 20 FT WIND (MPH)....N 7 N 8 N 8 N 9 N 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............9 5 3 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110613.PAINS.02/MHX