FNUS72 KMHX 231318 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE LITTLE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 818 AM EST THU FEB 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............35 34 34 34 29 26 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 71 73 74 74 73 72 RH..................61 59 55 53 53 55 57 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......11 11 11 11 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................59 69 77 72 66 59 48 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............24 23 27 34 42 50 57 61 62 64 66 68 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 67 67 65 64 63 62 61 61 61 60 60 RH..................59 65 61 68 70 78 84 87 87 87 90 87 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............2 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................12 11 11 12 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 17 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 40 TO 43 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............69 68 70 73 76 79 82 83 83 82 82 82 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP................60 57 60 63 66 69 71 72 73 73 72 68 RH..................90 96 96 87 78 70 66 64 59 57 57 63 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 LVORI...............4 5 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................20 21 28 49 71 84 95 104 117 126 132 108 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GOODALL REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120223.MIDDL.01/MHX