FNUS72 KMHX 181357 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DON LEE FARMS 2...NC FOREST RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 957 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF THIS FRONT TONIGHT...WITH THE COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............22 26 32 45 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................75 80 80 77 RH..................63 53 53 63 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 7 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 ADI.................43 63 54 55 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 0 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...DECREASING TO 0 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............56 88 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................75 71 70 71 73 73 RH..................70 86 88 87 85 85 20 FT WIND..........S 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 LVORI...............1 3 3 4 5 5 ADI.................44 20 21 16 18 17 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 10 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 0 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 99 83 75 68 65 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................74 74 73 76 77 77 RH..................85 85 93 85 76 74 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 10 S 11 S 12 SW 14 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 25 25 25 LVORI...............5 4 4 4 3 3 ADI.................23 32 44 74 86 81 $$ FORECASTER...GOODALL REQUESTED BY...WALTER POWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111018.DONLE.01/MHX