FNUS72 KMHX 070113 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BODIE ISLAND UNIT 1 4...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 813 PM EST MON FEB 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BRUSH PAST THE CAROLINA COAST LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY WILL DROP SOUTH AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME DO NOT ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT SEA BREEZE EFFECTS TUESDAY WITH LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY FLOW BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX IN THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH OVERALL THINK SEA BREEZE POTENTIAL IS MINIMAL. NO FOG FORMATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............94 91 99 96 92 92 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 46 46 46 46 47 RH..................70 79 83 86 86 83 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 S 3 W 3 NW 5 N 5 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 15 LVORI...............3 3 3 4 4 3 ADI.................5 5 6 8 11 21 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 65 45 25 15 10 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 48 50 52 53 52 RH..................86 77 74 66 66 63 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 10 N 10 N 10 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 2 ADI.................22 20 17 25 23 22 HAINES INDEX........2 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...M WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120207.BODIE.01/MHX