FNUS72 KMHX 251143 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP CREEK...USFWS ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 743 AM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0720 EDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURNING ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............12 13 17 20 20 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................77 79 83 86 86 85 RH..................79 72 61 53 53 53 20 FT WIND..........N 9 N 10 N 10 NE 9 NE 8 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 15 15 15 LVORI...............5 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................11 19 40 37 39 30 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 3 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............21 22 23 24 26 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................83 77 75 73 73 73 RH..................57 69 76 84 87 93 20 FT WIND..........NE 6 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 5 6 ADI.................23 8 6 4 5 6 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............33 36 39 43 47 44 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................72 76 84 89 92 91 RH..................100 94 74 68 64 66 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 8 SW 10 SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 LVORI...............8 5 3 1 1 1 ADI.................10 11 20 44 53 58 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).M M M M M M WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120725.DEEPC.01/MHX