FNUS72 KMHX 301231 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR OYSTER POINT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 731 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY COLD FRONT IS MOVING OFFSHORE EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE OFFSHORE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............2 4 5 6 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 47 52 53 50 RH..................50 38 31 32 39 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 1 ADI.................10 37 66 52 30 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............9 8 6 3 3 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 41 38 37 35 34 RH..................49 65 76 79 85 92 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 4 4 5 6 ADI.................12 5 6 4 4 5 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............3 0 0 0 9 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 36 47 56 60 60 RH..................96 100 71 51 41 37 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............7 9 3 1 1 1 ADI.................5 6 11 30 37 47 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120130.OYSTE.01/MHX