FNUS72 KMHX 011231 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 58 BURN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 731 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY EAST AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE EARLY FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING WEST 25 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............72 45 41 35 29 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................68 73 76 76 72 RH..................76 64 52 50 55 20 FT WIND..........W 7 SW 12 W 12 W 11 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 20 20 20 15 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................24 68 82 86 67 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............25 23 28 33 39 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................68 62 59 57 55 53 RH..................63 78 83 90 86 80 20 FT WIND..........W 8 W 6 W 5 NW 3 N 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 4 5 7 6 4 ADI.................55 12 5 1 2 4 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 52 56 73 79 78 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 53 60 66 68 68 RH..................74 71 61 52 54 57 20 FT WIND..........E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................6 6 7 31 34 34 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120301.HWY58.01/MHX