FNUS72 KMHX 281103 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ONSITE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 703 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP QUICKLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY AND CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 22 TO 27 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 27 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............26 34 36 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................64 71 74 74 RH..................54 49 50 53 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 SW 15 SW 16 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....18 25 26 20 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 ADI.................49 53 61 65 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 12 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 33 41 53 61 60 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 68 65 63 61 60 RH..................57 70 78 84 90 90 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 3 4 4 5 5 ADI.................56 28 13 13 14 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............59 58 42 22 6 4 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 60 68 75 80 80 RH..................90 84 57 41 31 33 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 8 NW 11 NW 12 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 15 LVORI...............5 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................9 9 27 73 87 77 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.ONSIT.01/MHX