FNUS72 KMHX 270959 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAD FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 559 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1538 EDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST TODAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTH NORTHEAST MOST OF THE DAY TODAY AND OCCASIONALLY GUST UPWARDS OF 15 MPH OVER THE FIRE AREA...MAINLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SEA BREEZE INFLUENCE WILL BE VERY MINIMAL TODAY...AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL VEER TO THE EAST LATE IN THE DAY TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE QUITE LOW AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOW 30S PERCENTILE THIS AFTERNOON UNDER SUNNY SKIES. A BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PRODUCE HOT TEMPERATURES BEGINNING FRIDAY AND LASTING WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD REACH OR SURPASS THE 100 DEGREE MARK OVER THE FIRE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 1 0 0 0 7 3 2 5 5 3 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 60 65 70 76 79 82 85 86 86 84 82 RH..................92 91 80 64 51 43 38 33 31 31 34 37 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 5 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 15 10 5 LVORI...............8 7 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 ADI.................2 6 7 22 41 54 54 50 44 37 31 27 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................80 77 74 71 69 67 64 63 64 63 62 61 RH..................41 47 54 62 65 72 80 83 82 86 91 93 20 FT WIND DIR......E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 7 7 8 ADI.................28 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............1 0 0 2 5 9 13 16 18 18 17 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 64 69 75 80 84 87 89 90 90 89 89 RH..................96 88 77 63 52 44 39 37 35 35 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............8 6 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................2 7 8 17 24 19 24 33 43 49 54 56 HAINES INDEX........6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LONKA REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120626.DADFI.01/MHX