FNUS72 KMHX 051228 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PUNGO...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 728 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AND PASS NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............62 59 53 50 49 47 46 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 54 56 58 58 59 59 57 RH..................63 56 50 43 42 40 42 45 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......7 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................15 36 48 56 60 62 59 52 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............44 42 39 35 33 28 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 50 47 45 43 41 RH..................54 61 68 73 79 85 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 4 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 4 5 ADI.................23 4 4 3 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............22 21 19 17 16 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 41 48 54 57 56 RH..................89 79 58 46 42 43 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............7 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................2 3 10 64 76 49 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTOPHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130205.NORTH.01/MHX