FNUS72 KMHX 141036 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLANTIC WUI MARSH RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 636 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE AREA TODAY AND DISSIPATE. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............18 18 19 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 68 71 72 RH..................87 70 63 59 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 3 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 LVORI...............5 3 3 3 ADI.................6 4 2 2 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............20 20 21 22 23 19 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................69 64 61 58 57 55 RH..................66 81 87 93 93 100 20 FT WIND..........S 6 SE 5 SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 LVORI...............3 5 6 8 8 10 ADI.................3 3 2 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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 AROUND 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 11 12 12 13 10 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 57 61 66 68 68 RH..................100 90 81 70 68 68 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 13 LVORI...............10 7 5 3 3 3 ADI.................1 1 1 4 6 8 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...THOMAS CREWS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.ATLAN.01/MHX