FNUS72 KMHX 061254
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIBBS RD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
754 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OFFSHORE LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT AND REMAIN OFFSHORE THURSDAY. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS TO SHIFT
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY THIS EVENING UNDER CLEAR SKIES AS THE HIGH
RETREATS OFFSHORE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................33     43     48     51     50
RH..................75     45     37     33     37
20 FT WIND..........N 7    NE 7   NE 6   NE 6   E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     10
LVORI...............3      2      1      1      2
ADI.................8      8      36     31     27
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      12     17     18     20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................46     42     39     38     36     35
RH..................53     73     85     89     96     100
20 FT WIND..........E 6    E 5    E 5    E 4    E 4    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10                   5      5      5
LVORI...............2      3      5      7      8      9
ADI.................15     7      5      2      2      2
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      4      4      4

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............21     37     40     42     44     49
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................34     40     51     57     60     60
RH..................100    82     68     59     55     58
20 FT WIND..........E 4    E 5    E 5    SE 6   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5                    10     10     10
LVORI...............9      5      3      2      1      1
ADI.................2      3      4      28     35     38
HAINES INDEX........4      4      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...PAGANO
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120306.HIBBS.01/MHX