FNUS72 KMHX 021215 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 715 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LIGHT SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH HIGH PRES CENTER EXTENDING OVER AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES MOVES OFF THE COAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............13 18 22 29 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................28 38 44 46 44 RH..................44 31 27 30 45 20 FT WIND..........N 3 W 3 S 5 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 LVORI...............2 2 1 1 2 ADI.................1 9 32 41 30 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............57 71 88 97 97 88 WEATHER COV......... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 41 41 41 39 35 RH..................54 70 76 74 75 84 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 LVORI...............2 3 4 3 4 4 ADI.................16 6 5 5 7 7 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 69 54 45 40 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 36 44 49 52 51 RH..................83 82 60 47 41 38 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 7 W 9 W 11 W 11 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 20 20 15 LVORI...............4 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................7 11 28 69 76 70 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130202.HUNTE.01/MHX