FNUS72 KMHX 271429 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR 4H CENTER...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1029 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN SLIDE SOUTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTH INTO THE AREA LATER IN THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 4 5 6 7 7 5 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 56 56 57 58 57 57 56 RH..................48 40 31 29 27 27 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................25 47 43 39 47 43 40 35 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............2 0 0 0 0 4 6 8 9 11 13 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 52 50 48 47 46 45 44 43 43 42 41 RH..................34 39 44 49 51 55 60 62 67 70 76 79 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 ADI.................23 11 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 32 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 41 43 49 56 61 65 68 70 70 71 70 RH..................82 85 79 66 55 48 45 42 42 45 46 51 20 FT WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 14 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................3 4 5 8 19 49 57 63 67 69 70 67 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMIE DUNBAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.4HCEN.01/MHX