FNUS72 KMHX 151011 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLANTIC COMMUNITY WUI RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 611 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY AND EXTEND OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL DRIFT INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THEN STALL AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 10 13 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................64 71 75 76 RH..................78 63 54 50 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 S 6 SSE 7 SSE 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 12 15 LVORI...............4 3 2 2 ADI.................2 7 27 30 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH 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 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 35 42 50 45 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 68 65 62 61 59 RH..................57 70 78 84 87 93 20 FT WIND..........S 9 S 9 S 9 S 5 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 LVORI...............2 3 4 4 5 6 ADI.................18 11 10 7 6 7 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 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 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............46 47 50 53 55 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 58 63 69 71 72 RH..................100 100 93 76 68 60 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 SW 5 SW 7 SW 10 SW 13 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 20 20 LVORI...............8 9 5 3 3 3 ADI.................7 5 11 24 38 30 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...THOMAS CREWS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.ATLAN.01/MHX