FNUS72 KMHX 241913 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAD FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 313 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1450 EDT ON JUNE 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED WEST OF THE REGION WILL DISSIPATE TODAY WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY EARLY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............55 57 53 54 58 56 60 74 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................86 84 81 78 76 75 73 72 RH..................61 65 67 73 83 90 94 94 20 FT WIND..........E 8 SE 10 SE 6 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 5 6 8 8 ADI.................14 16 31 20 4 4 3 3 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............72 68 63 62 63 64 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC CHANCE TEMP................72 74 79 84 87 87 RH..................95 92 75 64 59 60 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 LVORI...............9 6 4 2 1 1 ADI.................4 7 6 24 42 52 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...GOODALL REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120624.DADFI.01/MHX