FNUS72 KMHX 141158 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 1 6 LAUREL BAY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 758 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE SOUTH OFFSHORE OF THE NC COAST THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. THE HIGH WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 33 TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 84 82 80 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................72 73 74 74 RH..................81 79 76 74 20 FT WIND..........N 16 N 18 N 19 NE 19 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 35 35 35 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 ADI.................41 81 90 89 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 26 TO 35 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............74 67 56 41 30 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................74 71 69 68 68 67 RH..................71 79 81 84 81 84 20 FT WIND..........NE 18 NE 17 NE 16 NE 15 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....35 30 30 30 25 25 LVORI...............3 3 3 4 3 4 ADI.................84 75 67 41 32 36 HAINES INDEX........3 2 3 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 24 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............31 20 21 21 22 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 69 72 74 75 75 RH..................84 76 68 66 64 64 20 FT WIND..........NE 14 NE 16 NE 17 NE 17 NE 17 NE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............4 3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................35 34 33 66 75 79 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GLENN REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120614.316LA.01/MHX