FNUS72 KMHX 181118 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR S LITTLE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 718 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 EDT ON JUNE 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK PRODUCING INCREASINGLY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL. A COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...THEN MOVE NORTH AND BECOME STATIONARY DURING THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............60 59 57 56 56 61 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 69 76 79 80 79 RH..................100 78 62 56 52 54 20 FT WIND..........N 1 NE 1 N 1 E 3 S 5 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 15 LVORI...............9 4 2 2 2 2 ADI.................0 1 12 9 16 28 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............63 67 64 61 59 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................78 74 70 69 67 66 RH..................58 58 70 83 94 98 20 FT WIND..........S 7 S 6 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 5 6 9 ADI.................32 26 17 5 3 2 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 0 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............61 62 63 64 65 61 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................66 68 74 80 83 84 RH..................98 89 74 61 55 54 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 3 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............9 6 4 3 2 1 ADI.................2 3 1 2 16 31 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...JAMES H CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120618.SLITT.01/MHX