FNUS72 KMHX 260926 AAA FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAD FIRE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 526 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1450 EDT ON JUNE 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY...ALONG WITH MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP INTO THE 30S PERCENTILE. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS LATE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA...WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT TO CALM OVERNIGHT UNDER CLEAR SKIES. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY...ALBEIT WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES AS COMPARED TO TODAY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............56 53 50 43 36 30 23 20 20 19 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 72 75 77 78 80 80 81 81 79 78 RH..................75 67 57 50 46 42 39 38 37 40 41 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................16 21 23 19 36 34 33 44 40 36 35 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............17 16 15 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 73 70 67 66 64 63 62 60 59 58 58 RH..................46 52 58 65 69 73 76 79 84 88 93 94 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 ADI.................33 26 9 8 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 15 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 60 65 70 75 79 81 83 84 84 83 83 RH..................94 86 73 61 52 44 39 36 34 34 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR......N N NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 10 LVORI...............8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................2 3 4 5 7 73 78 77 74 69 65 60 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...LONKA REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120625.DADFI.01/MHX