FNUS72 KMHX 010948 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAD FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 548 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 EDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WILL GRADUALLY BREAK DOWN THROUGH MONDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER INLAND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............39 35 37 40 43 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................77 82 90 94 97 96 RH..................95 80 64 57 53 55 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 LVORI...............7 4 3 2 1 1 ADI.................5 6 6 27 38 45 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 30 34 39 43 43 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................93 88 83 81 80 78 RH..................58 68 79 85 88 90 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............2 3 4 5 5 6 ADI.................29 6 6 7 8 6 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 6 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............43 43 48 54 58 58 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................78 81 88 90 93 95 RH..................87 75 68 59 53 51 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 LVORI...............5 4 3 3 2 2 ADI.................5 5 4 10 26 23 HAINES INDEX........6 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...BILL COATES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120630.DADFI.01/MHX