FNUS72 KMHX 281552 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-46...CAMPLEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1052 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............11 14 21 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 63 60 58 RH..................64 42 50 57 20 FT WIND..........NE 12 NE 10 NE 9 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....18 15 15 10 LVORI...............1 1 1 2 ADI.................37 40 34 29 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............35 40 50 60 70 74 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 53 52 51 49 49 RH..................62 73 77 77 85 89 20 FT WIND..........E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............2 3 4 4 5 6 ADI.................26 17 9 10 9 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 79 79 78 78 78 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC TEMP................48 50 59 65 67 66 RH..................98 95 81 76 76 81 20 FT WIND..........E 5 E 6 SE 8 S 10 S 11 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 20 20 LVORI...............9 5 4 4 3 4 ADI.................3 6 12 24 28 27 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.C46__.02/MHX