FNUS72 KMHX 271559 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ONSLOW BURN...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1059 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOME PATCHY LIGHT RAIN EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OFFSHORE TODAY AND MOVE TOWARD THE COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 54 57 55 RH..................77 69 64 74 20 FT WIND..........E 3 SE 4 SE 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 LVORI...............3 2 2 3 ADI.................8 17 20 16 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DERRICK MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.ONSLO.01/MHX