FNUS72 KMHX 281903
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SPOT FORECAST FOR DAD FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
303 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1452 EDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO EASTERN NC LATE THIS WEEK
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING RECORD BREAKING HEAT TO THE REGION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............2      3      3      2      3      2
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................85     81     77     75     74     73
RH..................45     54     64     72     79     84
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   S 7    S 6    SW 6   SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10            10
LVORI...............1      2      3      3      4      5
ADI.................40     14     12     9      6      8
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...EARLY INCREASING TO
                    11 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............2      2      7      13     17     13
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................72     78     88     95     98     97
RH..................86     74     54     44     41     44
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 10  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     15     18     18
LVORI...............5      4      3      1      1      1
ADI.................7      7      7      37     61     66
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...FREDERICK
REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120628.DADFI.01/MHX