FNUS72 KMHX 081223 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLINGSWORTH RD SOUTH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 723 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE TODAY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE TRYING TO MOVE IN FROM OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN DURING THE WEEKEND AND LINGER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 53 53 55 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 69 71 70 RH..................71 57 50 55 20 FT WIND..........S 9 S 10 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 ADI.................26 68 72 70 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............57 59 66 74 77 81 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................66 63 61 58 57 56 RH..................65 72 81 92 96 100 20 FT WIND..........S 9 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............1 1 3 4 4 5 ADI.................56 42 25 17 15 14 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............86 88 92 95 96 94 WEATHER COV.........S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................56 58 61 63 63 62 RH..................100 95 83 70 65 64 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 W 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............6 5 4 3 1 3 ADI.................13 15 16 48 53 33 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.HOLLI.01/MHX