FNUS72 KMHX 141350 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIREY BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 850 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND BE OVER THE AREA MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............6 5 7 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 44 47 46 RH..................40 30 27 31 20 FT WIND..........W 7 W 8 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................7 47 55 55 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 34 74 83 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 36 33 32 31 30 RH..................42 52 61 66 69 72 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 3 SW 3 W 4 SW 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 4 ADI.................31 12 4 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............38 31 23 16 12 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 29 37 42 46 45 RH..................75 75 54 46 40 40 20 FT WIND..........E 1 NE 4 N 8 N 10 N 10 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 15 20 20 15 LVORI...............4 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................1 2 7 36 49 73 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MELENDEZ/GLENN REQUESTED BY...CROATAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120114.MIREY.01/MHX