FNUS72 KMHX 221350 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP SAND RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 850 AM EST WED FEB 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER TODAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............23 29 30 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 64 65 63 RH..................65 58 58 65 20 FT WIND..........SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 25 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 ADI.................65 58 51 41 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............33 38 54 70 74 74 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 60 58 57 56 55 RH..................70 75 80 83 86 83 20 FT WIND..........SW 11 SW 12 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............3 3 3 4 4 4 ADI.................32 34 39 35 36 36 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 68 58 48 46 48 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 57 64 68 70 69 RH..................83 83 65 59 57 61 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 W 12 W 12 W 14 SW 14 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............4 4 1 1 1 1 ADI.................34 31 41 72 66 51 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...GLENN REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.DEEPS.01/MHX