FNUS72 KMHX 091324 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIBBS ROAD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 824 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO EASTERN NC THROUGH TONIGHT. A MODIFIED ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SATURDAY WITH A STRONG PUSH OF MUCH COLDER AIR BEHIND IT. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST...BECOMING CENTERED OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVES IN FOR TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............17 23 32 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 52 52 47 RH..................60 38 38 47 20 FT WIND..........N 7 N 7 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 ADI.................47 37 29 21 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SMOKE DISPERSION POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............48 52 54 57 57 57 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 40 36 33 33 33 RH..................55 64 75 82 75 78 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 3 N 2 N 1 N 0 NE 0 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 4 4 ADI.................13 5 4 1 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 54 47 40 42 56 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 36 44 52 57 57 RH..................81 75 60 44 40 43 20 FT WIND..........NE 0 NE 1 SE 3 S 4 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 LVORI...............5 4 3 2 1 1 ADI.................1 1 2 25 47 58 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...CROATAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120209.HIBBS.02/MHX