FNUS72 KMHX 071247 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MASONTOWN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 747 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WILL LIMIT MIXING HEIGHT TO BELOW 4000 FEET TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN DURING THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 37 41 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 61 65 64 RH..................69 56 50 54 20 FT WIND..........E 5 SE 6 SE 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 ADI.................6 38 37 41 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION (EVENING)...POOR. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............46 48 51 55 56 57 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 58 57 56 55 54 RH..................65 75 80 83 83 86 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............1 3 3 4 4 5 ADI.................40 37 19 13 12 9 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............62 63 58 53 52 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 56 61 64 65 65 RH..................89 80 72 65 63 65 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 LVORI...............5 4 3 1 1 1 ADI.................11 12 10 45 50 72 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.MASON.01/MHX