FNUS72 KMHX 271052 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HERRING RUN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 652 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 59. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2 PM. 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 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 1 1 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 54 57 57 RH..................42 32 29 30 20 FT WIND..........NE 10 NE 8 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....16 12 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................11 44 36 33 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............3 4 5 8 10 12 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 47 44 41 39 38 RH..................36 51 60 67 76 82 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 2 E 1 E 1 SE 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 4 5 ADI.................21 4 5 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 22 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............14 16 19 24 28 34 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 39 55 66 72 73 RH..................96 96 57 43 41 44 20 FT WIND..........S 1 S 1 SW 5 SW 8 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 20 23 LVORI...............8 8 3 1 1 1 ADI.................1 2 5 61 59 66 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.HERRI.01/MHX