FNUS72 KMHX 271333 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HERRING RUN...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 933 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 52. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 12 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 50 51 51 52 52 52 52 RH..................40 37 36 34 33 35 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......18 16 15 14 14 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................35 76 73 69 65 61 56 50 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 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 7 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............2 2 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 49 47 46 46 45 45 44 44 44 43 43 RH..................41 44 49 53 53 58 60 62 65 68 73 73 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NW W SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 6 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 LVORI...............1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 ADI.................57 46 36 29 22 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............16 17 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 28 31 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 43 45 51 56 61 65 67 69 70 70 70 RH..................76 79 82 66 57 49 45 45 45 45 49 53 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................5 9 10 12 12 48 53 58 62 62 61 58 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMIE DUNBAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.HERRI.01/MHX