FNUS72 KMHX 031709 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BULLS BAY 1...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1209 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............14 13 13 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 54 53 51 RH..................35 36 38 42 20 FT WIND DIR......N NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 ADI.................33 36 29 19 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............12 13 17 21 26 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 43 41 39 38 37 RH..................49 60 67 73 79 82 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 2 E 1 SE 0 SE 0 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 4 5 ADI.................2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............34 35 40 49 58 67 76 80 81 84 87 90 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 36 37 41 47 51 53 56 57 57 57 56 RH..................89 85 82 73 58 52 48 45 45 47 51 55 20 FT WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 LVORI...............6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................3 4 5 6 6 14 25 26 27 28 27 26 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMIE DUNBAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120203.BULLS.01/MHX