FNUS72 KMHX 182212 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR S LITTLE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 612 PM 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. A COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...THEN MOVE NORTH AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE REGION DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY...DIMINISHING AND BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL SUBSIDING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............62 65 65 65 65 64 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TSTM COV............ TEMP................80 74 70 68 66 65 RH..................54 70 80 85 90 94 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 S 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 6 8 ADI.................12 20 11 5 4 3 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH 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 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............63 62 63 64 65 60 WEATHER COV.........AREAS S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................65 69 76 81 84 83 RH..................98 91 70 60 54 57 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 W 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 LVORI...............9 6 3 2 2 2 ADI.................3 4 3 13 15 23 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...JAMES H CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120618.SLITT.01/MHX