FNUS72 KMHX 151259 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE LITTLE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 759 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HUMIDITY NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH BREEZY NORTH WINDS... .DISCUSSION... WEAK LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND BE OVER THE AREA MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING... THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............47 28 17 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 41 44 45 41 RH..................48 48 39 35 41 20 FT WIND..........N 8 N 11 N 10 N 9 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 15 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 1 ADI.................12 50 52 55 56 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 32 29 28 26 25 RH..................48 58 66 66 68 74 20 FT WIND..........N 6 N 5 N 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 3 ADI.................33 9 7 4 4 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 4 4 4 .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 11 21 32 38 54 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................24 25 38 46 52 52 RH..................84 85 59 51 48 48 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 NE 2 E 3 SE 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 LVORI...............5 5 3 2 1 1 ADI.................2 2 2 22 43 51 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL/MELENDEZ REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120115.MIDDL.01/MHX