FNUS72 KMHX 271503 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR CREEF UNIT RX BURN...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1103 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 56. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 2 3 3 3 2 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 52 53 55 56 54 54 RH..................40 35 32 31 27 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......14 14 12 11 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................69 65 61 56 53 49 59 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 WEATHER COV......... ARS ARS ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE........ FST FST FST FST TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 50 48 46 45 44 43 43 42 41 41 40 RH..................38 42 47 53 55 60 65 65 70 76 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 ADI.................46 32 21 12 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 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 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 28 31 35 WEATHER COV.........ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE........FST FST TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 40 42 50 57 63 67 70 72 73 73 73 RH..................85 89 86 66 51 43 39 38 38 40 43 46 20 FT WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............5 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................3 3 6 8 10 47 55 61 66 70 72 71 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.4HCEN.01/MHX