FNUS72 KMHX 041207 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 3 1 CREEF CUT CLEAN UP...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 807 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH TODAY AND DROP THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...THEN STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH LOW PRESSURE PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. CORRECTED DISCUSSION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............74 76 77 78 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE TEMP................68 74 78 78 RH..................76 62 56 56 20 FT WIND..........SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 LVORI...............4 2 1 1 ADI.................14 27 34 37 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............81 82 85 88 90 89 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................75 69 66 63 61 60 RH..................62 76 81 87 87 84 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 W 5 N 5 N 6 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 LVORI...............1 4 4 5 4 4 ADI.................31 13 11 9 15 11 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............87 85 89 95 99 86 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 57 59 60 61 61 RH..................80 80 67 58 51 49 20 FT WIND..........NE 10 NE 11 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............4 3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................13 26 32 56 48 42 HAINES INDEX........2 3 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...GLENN REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.331CR.01/MHX