FNUS72 KMHX 171124 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR S LITTLE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 724 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 EDT ON JUNE 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WELL OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL PERSIST TODAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE HIGH WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK PRODUCING INCREASINGLY WARM TEMPERATURES. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............47 33 25 32 32 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 68 75 78 79 78 RH..................93 76 59 53 51 54 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 6 N 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............6 4 1 2 2 2 ADI.................4 6 35 30 23 16 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. 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.....EAST 1 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............25 28 28 29 30 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................76 71 67 65 63 62 RH..................57 66 75 81 87 93 20 FT WIND..........E 5 E 5 E 4 E 3 E 2 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 LVORI...............2 4 4 5 6 8 ADI.................9 1 4 3 2 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 34 54 62 64 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 64 72 79 82 82 RH..................100 93 71 56 51 53 20 FT WIND..........NE 1 N 0 NE 1 SE 3 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............10 8 4 2 2 2 ADI.................0 1 1 12 4 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...JAMES H CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120617.SLITT.01/MHX