FNUS72 KMHX 281359 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NAGS HEAD WOODS...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 859 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 54. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 11 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............9 15 16 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 54 51 50 RH..................67 52 59 66 20 FT WIND..........N 16 N 14 NE 10 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....23 20 15 10 LVORI...............1 1 2 3 ADI.................45 39 30 33 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............15 35 46 55 61 66 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 47 46 46 45 45 RH..................66 71 73 73 82 89 20 FT WIND..........NE 6 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 4 5 ADI.................33 26 10 10 9 8 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 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.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............71 75 80 84 85 84 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC TEMP................44 49 58 64 65 63 RH..................100 83 67 63 65 75 20 FT WIND..........SE 7 SE 7 S 8 S 9 S 11 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 20 LVORI...............8 4 3 3 3 3 ADI.................9 9 8 12 15 18 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...JAMIE DUNBAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.NAGSH.01/MHX