FNUS72 KMHX 071426 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NAGS HEAD WOODS...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 926 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EAST WINDS WILL BE STEADILY INCREASING TODAY OVER THE BURN AREA. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...AND RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL BE QUITE HEAVY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND RAIN WILL COME TO AN END. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............63 70 73 75 80 85 89 WEATHER COV......... SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 52 51 52 50 50 49 RH..................59 61 66 63 68 71 74 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......14 14 14 14 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............94 96 96 97 97 97 97 97 97 96 94 93 WEATHER COV.........SCH CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 RH..................77 77 80 80 83 83 86 89 93 96 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......15 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...LONKA REQUESTED BY...APRIL SEKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130207.NAGSH.01/MHX