000 FNUS52 KMHX 170834 FWFMHX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 434 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRES TO THE SOUTH WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SUN AND MOVE OFFSHORE SUN NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE REGION TUE AND SWING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE WED AND CONTINUE INTO FRI. NCZ029-044-079-090-091-172345- MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WALLACE...WARSAW... ROSE HILL...KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON 434 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 80 57 82 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5G14 SW 5G11 SW 8G20 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7G14 SW 5G11 SW 13G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP NO INV 69 HUMIDITY (%) 24 90 35 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 3 MIXING HGT 7530 8090 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 SW 20 VENTILATION RATE 75300 161800 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS...FAVORABLE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ045>047-081-172345- WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA 434 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 77 59 80 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6G14 SW 8G18 SW 9G21 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8G14 SW 9G18 SW 13G21 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP NO INV 68 HUMIDITY (%) 28 93 42 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 3 MIXING HGT 6830 8130 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 SW 20 VENTILATION RATE 68300 162600 DISPERSION (EVENING) FAIR WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS...FAVORABLE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ080-092>094-172345- BEAUFORT-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE... BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL 434 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 77 55 81 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5G14 SW 6G14 SW 8G20 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7G14 SW 6G14 SW 13G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP NO INV 68 HUMIDITY (%) 25 100 39 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 3 MIXING HGT 6900 8020 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 SW 19 VENTILATION RATE 69000 152380 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS...FAVORABLE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ095-098-172345- CARTERET-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE 434 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 76 56 82 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6G18 SW 7G19 SW 10G23 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7G18 SW 7G19 SW 14G23 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP NO INV 68 HUMIDITY (%) 29 100 39 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 3 MIXING HGT 6670 7440 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 SW 20 VENTILATION RATE 66700 148800 DISPERSION (EVENING) FAIR WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS...FAVORABLE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ103-104-172345- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 434 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 72 61 76 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 11G20 SW 13G21 SW 14G26 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8G20 SW 14G21 SW 17G26 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP NO INV 68 HUMIDITY (%) 38 93 50 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 LAL 1 1 3 MIXING HGT 5260 6260 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 SW 22 VENTILATION RATE 52600 137720 DISPERSION (EVENING) GOOD WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS...FAVORABLE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$