FNUS72 KMHX 031150 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DAD FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 750 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 EDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP TO THE WEST TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............M M M M M M WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD TEMP................72 78 85 90 92 91 RH..................94 86 65 55 49 51 20 FT WIND..........SE 2 SE 1 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............9 6 4 2 2 1 ADI.................1 1 1 21 21 42 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............32 27 53 55 56 57 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................89 84 81 79 78 77 RH..................56 66 75 80 83 86 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............1 3 4 4 4 5 ADI.................53 33 11 8 8 8 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 3 .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............57 57 54 50 47 53 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC TEMP................76 79 86 90 92 91 RH..................90 83 69 60 56 58 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............6 4 3 1 1 1 ADI.................12 14 17 48 58 50 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...CROATAN OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120701.DADFI.01/MHX