FNUS72 KMHX 131032 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BARRY BAY RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 632 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY THEN DISSIPATE. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MAY SLIP SOUTH INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............80 80 79 81 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................61 66 69 69 RH..................81 70 63 66 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 13 15 20 ADI.................11 25 43 46 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............83 85 77 66 59 57 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................67 62 60 58 57 56 RH..................70 84 92 96 98 100 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 4 5 6 8 9 ADI.................30 10 11 10 9 7 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............54 52 45 36 29 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 57 61 66 68 68 RH..................100 100 87 72 69 69 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 ADI.................5 5 5 5 1 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...THOMAS CREWS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.BARRY.01/MHX