FNUS72 KMHX 011027 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR WRC MANTEO...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 527 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY TODAY PRODUCING ENHANCED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO PREVIOUS FORECASTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST BY AROUND 1 PM. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 30% WITH DEWPOINTS FALLING RAPIDLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR RUSHES INTO THE REGION. THE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE DEEP IN EXCESS OF 6000 FT WITH TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 40 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 40 TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............22 24 18 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 39 36 33 RH..................40 35 38 41 20 FT WIND..........W 21 NW 22 NW 20 NW 18 20 FT WIND GUST.....40 40 35 35 ADI.................134 124 110 98 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............7 5 6 6 7 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 33 30 29 28 27 RH..................35 39 44 51 55 60 20 FT WIND..........NW 16 NW 14 NW 14 NW 12 NW 11 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 25 25 25 15 15 ADI.................92 77 61 25 21 8 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............26 39 47 55 60 73 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................26 33 36 39 40 41 RH..................57 43 43 37 37 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 ADI.................7 6 5 23 37 42 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...JOHN COOK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130201.WRCMA.03/MHX