FNUS72 KMHX 191756 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DBR...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 156 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK STATIONARY BOUNDARY AND SURFACE LOW WILL LINGER IN THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL BUILD WEST INTO THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............34 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................74 76 RH..................55 52 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 LVORI...............2 2 ADI.................22 20 HAINES INDEX........3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............34 32 31 34 40 43 45 52 56 56 55 55 WEATHER COV......... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE........ FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................71 67 63 61 59 58 58 57 57 57 56 56 RH..................61 70 81 87 93 96 96 96 96 96 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............2 3 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 ADI.................10 6 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 46 46 50 58 53 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........FOG FOG NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................56 56 64 67 67 67 RH..................100 100 78 73 73 73 20 FT WIND..........SW 0 SW 0 S 2 S 5 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 LVORI...............10 10 4 3 3 3 ADI.................1 1 1 3 6 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...JAMIE DUNBAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.DBR__.01/MHX