FNUS72 KMHX 281209 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR IVES FIELD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 709 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. 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 CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............47 17 9 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 57 59 59 RH..................59 47 45 51 20 FT WIND..........N 8 NE 8 NE 6 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................22 44 35 31 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............9 28 44 58 64 70 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 51 49 47 46 45 RH..................57 61 68 71 76 86 20 FT WIND..........E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 4 6 ADI.................25 15 7 6 5 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 77 78 79 79 79 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC TEMP................44 48 58 66 69 69 RH..................96 86 75 65 66 68 20 FT WIND..........E 4 SE 5 SE 7 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............8 5 4 3 3 3 ADI.................2 4 12 36 51 46 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.IVESF.01/MHX