FNUS72 KMHX 291134 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ONSITE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 733 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY THEN STALL TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY AND CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE AN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............35 30 28 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 80 83 80 RH..................44 34 30 32 20 FT WIND..........W 9 NW 11 NW 10 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 ADI.................65 83 82 92 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 350 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING EAST 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............20 16 17 18 19 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................78 67 62 58 56 54 RH..................37 52 62 69 74 80 20 FT WIND..........N 7 N 4 N 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 5 ADI.................69 10 7 3 4 4 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............21 21 43 72 94 90 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 50 53 63 71 71 RH..................83 86 93 72 55 59 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 NE 5 E 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............5 5 6 3 2 2 ADI.................4 4 6 21 20 28 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK/MELENDEZ REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.ONSIT.01/MHX