FNUS72 KMHX 121146 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRINGLE ROAD DEEP SAND...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 746 AM EDT MON MAR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............36 44 49 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 61 66 67 RH..................73 58 48 49 20 FT WIND..........SE 3 SE 5 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 14 14 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 ADI.................3 33 47 57 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............50 50 55 61 66 71 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................65 60 58 56 55 54 RH..................54 67 72 80 83 86 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 LVORI...............1 3 3 4 4 5 ADI.................38 11 12 10 8 8 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 2 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 56 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............78 84 85 87 89 88 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................53 54 61 66 69 69 RH..................93 93 75 65 61 63 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 5 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............6 6 3 3 1 1 ADI.................7 7 17 40 40 44 HAINES INDEX........3 4 5 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120312.PRING.01/MHX