FNUS72 KMHX 271408 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NAGS HEAD WOODS...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1008 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 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 53. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 9 TO 11 MPH LATE. 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 22 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 47 51 52 53 53 53 52 RH..................47 41 34 33 32 32 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......17 16 14 14 12 11 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................35 75 72 69 64 59 54 64 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 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 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............3 3 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 49 47 46 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 RH..................39 44 49 53 55 58 62 62 67 70 76 76 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NW W SW SW S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 ADI.................53 42 33 25 21 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 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 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 42 44 50 56 62 65 68 70 71 71 70 RH..................79 82 86 68 57 48 45 42 42 44 46 51 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 7 9 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............4 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................6 10 11 12 13 50 54 59 62 61 59 56 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.NAGSH.01/MHX