FNUS72 KMHX 292240 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NAGS HEAD...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 640 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1832 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STALLED OUT FRONT TO THE SOUTH WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 60 58 55 53 52 RH..................75 74 72 74 77 77 20 FT WIND..........E 6 E 9 NE 10 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 5 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 4 4 ADI.................20 13 12 6 6 3 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............9 13 27 45 58 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 52 57 64 64 64 RH..................74 74 64 54 58 65 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 3 2 2 3 ADI.................2 3 4 29 27 23 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 4 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............69 82 81 81 80 81 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................63 60 59 59 59 58 RH..................75 90 93 93 93 100 20 FT WIND..........E 5 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 20 LVORI...............4 5 6 5 5 5 ADI.................13 7 10 11 14 14 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............82 83 76 67 60 59 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................58 59 65 68 70 70 RH..................100 100 81 70 63 61 20 FT WIND..........SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 W 10 W 10 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 15 20 LVORI...............5 5 3 3 2 2 ADI.................15 18 17 27 25 21 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...CLEAVEN GIBBS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120329.NAGSH.01/MHX