000 FNUS52 KMHX 151932 FWFMHX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE S OF THE REGION THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W THU NIGHT AND MOVE OFFSHORE FRI. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE OF THE COAST SAT AND MOVE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NW SUN THROUGH TUE. NCZ029-044-079-161045- MARTIN-PITT-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 40 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS MIN/MAX MAX/MIN TEMP 55 87 61 71 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5G11 LGT/VAR NE 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 1 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP 70 NO INV MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 33 93 59 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 2 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 6200 3420 TRANSPORT WIND W 8 E 11 VENTILATION RATE 49600 37620 DISPERSION (EVENING) STAGNANT VERY POOR REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ090-091-161045- DUPLIN-LENOIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS MIN/MAX MAX/MIN TEMP 53 87 61 76 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR NE 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 1 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP 70 NO INV MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 33 93 54 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 5300 3220 TRANSPORT WIND W 6 S 6 VENTILATION RATE 31800 19320 DISPERSION (EVENING) STAGNANT VERY POOR REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ080-092>094-161045- BEAUFORT-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE... BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS MIN/MAX MAX/MIN TEMP 55 87 60 75 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5G12 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5G12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 1 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP 70 NO INV MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 35 97 54 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 6010 3360 TRANSPORT WIND W 7 E 8 VENTILATION RATE 42070 26880 DISPERSION (EVENING) STAGNANT VERY POOR REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ NCZ045>047-081-161045- WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS MIN/MAX MAX/MIN TEMP 57 86 62 71 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5G16 NE 8G19 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5G11 NW 5G16 NE 8G19 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 1 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP 70 NO INV MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 37 97 64 HAINES INDEX 4 5 4 2 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 6080 3300 TRANSPORT WIND W 8 NE 12 VENTILATION RATE 48640 39600 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR POOR REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ NCZ098-161045- ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS MIN/MAX MAX/MIN TEMP 54 87 60 77 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5G12 N 6G11 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5G12 LGT/VAR NE 6G11 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 1 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP 70 NO INV MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 37 97 54 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 4 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 5420 3410 TRANSPORT WIND W 5 SW 7 VENTILATION RATE 27100 23870 DISPERSION (EVENING) STAGNANT POOR REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ NCZ095-161045- CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS MIN/MAX MAX/MIN TEMP 58 84 62 77 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9G16 N 6G19 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8G15 W 6G16 E 8G19 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 1 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP 70 NO INV MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 40 97 56 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 4 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4380 3270 TRANSPORT WIND W 6 S 6 VENTILATION RATE 26280 19620 DISPERSION (EVENING) VERY POOR FAIR REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ NCZ103-104-161045- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 332 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS MIN/MAX MAX/MIN TEMP 65 81 65 72 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 5 SW 7G16 SW 11G20 N 15G23 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 9G16 NW 11G20 NE 14G23 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 1 INVERSION BURNOFF TMP NO INV NO INV MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 93 49 90 68 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 3080 3160 TRANSPORT WIND SW 8 NE 15 VENTILATION RATE 24640 47400 DISPERSION (EVENING) POOR FAIR REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$