FNUS72 KMHX 290848 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAD FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 448 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 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 TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING RECORD BREAKING HEAT TO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 TO 18 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. 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................74 77 85 91 97 96 RH..................83 76 62 51 47 45 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 4 3 2 1 1 ADI.................8 8 7 23 45 38 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............8 4 9 12 15 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................90 84 79 76 75 75 RH..................60 73 86 94 97 97 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 LVORI...............2 3 5 7 9 7 ADI.................27 11 10 6 5 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............18 15 17 21 23 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................76 80 88 92 95 94 RH..................94 94 70 61 56 56 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 LVORI...............6 6 3 2 1 1 ADI.................4 4 4 23 39 41 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120628.DADFI.01/MHX