FNUS72 KMHX 181234 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR IVES FIELD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 834 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STALLED SOUTH OF THE AREA BEFORE DISSIPATING MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE IN FROM THE EAST THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............89 82 79 78 80 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................59 67 71 73 72 RH..................90 70 61 57 59 20 FT WIND..........NE 1 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............6 3 3 2 2 ADI.................2 9 9 10 14 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............80 81 80 77 75 76 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............CHANCE S CHC TEMP................71 66 63 61 59 58 RH..................61 75 84 84 87 86 20 FT WIND..........E 3 SE 3 SE 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 LVORI...............2 4 5 5 6 6 ADI.................15 4 4 2 2 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 78 73 66 60 60 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................57 57 65 71 74 75 RH..................90 90 70 59 55 54 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 E 4 E 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............7 7 3 2 2 2 ADI.................1 2 2 15 18 12 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120318.IVESF.01/MHX