FNUS72 KMHX 161233 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP SAND RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 733 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TUESDAY AND CROSS THE REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE WEEK. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES WELL TO THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT MAINLY EAST WIND EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SE 5 TO 7 MPH LATE MORNING THEN SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH AROUND 3 PM. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............18 24 28 34 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 42 49 51 50 RH..................69 53 44 46 54 20 FT WIND..........NE 3 E 4 SE 4 S 5 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 8 10 LVORI...............3 2 2 2 2 ADI.................3 5 6 7 9 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............46 49 53 57 58 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 46 45 44 44 43 RH..................63 73 82 93 96 100 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 3 5 5 5 ADI.................9 11 20 21 23 23 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............60 63 73 84 86 85 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 44 54 60 64 64 RH..................100 100 80 69 65 65 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 SW 11 SW 14 SW 15 SW 15 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 26 25 24 LVORI...............5 5 3 3 3 3 ADI.................17 18 27 35 35 32 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120116.DEEPS.01/MHX