FNUS72 KMHX 181832 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOUNDARY...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 232 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1403 EDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST STATES SATURDAY WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............76 84 86 89 91 89 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................76 70 68 67 66 65 RH..................64 84 93 100 100 100 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............1 4 5 5 5 5 ADI.................36 14 16 17 22 15 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............87 85 78 69 61 50 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP................64 64 71 77 79 79 RH..................100 100 87 69 60 62 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 11 SW 12 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 20 LVORI...............5 5 4 1 1 1 ADI.................13 15 23 49 58 57 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...JAMIE DUNBAR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121018.BOUND.01/MHX