FNUS72 KMHX 111236 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALLEN R GINN JR...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 836 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PROLONGED DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WITH NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............6 24 46 49 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 53 57 58 57 RH..................49 35 30 28 28 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 9 NW 12 NW 14 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 1 ADI.................11 69 77 81 80 HAINES INDEX........4 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............35 50 32 19 3 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 47 42 40 38 36 RH..................32 45 57 64 70 75 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 10 LVORI...............1 2 2 3 3 4 ADI.................75 18 10 3 5 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............6 2 5 8 11 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 37 44 52 59 63 RH..................82 79 60 43 32 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................4 6 12 87 65 84 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.ALLEN.01/MHX