FNUS72 KMHX 171612 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PUNGO SHOP PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1212 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JULY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER INLAND AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND STALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............20 50 52 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................95 92 91 RH..................52 58 58 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 12 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 ADI.................25 31 42 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............52 52 38 39 39 39 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................89 84 81 79 77 76 RH..................61 72 77 82 85 85 20 FT WIND..........S 7 S 7 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 3 4 4 4 5 ADI.................41 9 8 8 7 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............39 39 39 40 40 44 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................76 78 84 89 91 91 RH..................87 88 72 61 56 56 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 LVORI...............5 5 3 2 2 2 ADI.................5 9 27 27 28 26 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTOPHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120717.PUNGO.01/MHX