FNUS72 KMHX 051950 AAA FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PUNGO...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 250 PM 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. ...UPDATED TO FOR LOWER RH AND HIGHER TEMPERATURE THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH RH VALUES IN THE LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............44 51 54 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 61 59 57 RH..................32 33 38 43 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 ADI.................54 58 57 37 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............46 43 40 35 33 31 27 25 24 21 18 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 52 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 40 RH..................50 56 63 66 68 71 73 73 76 76 79 85 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 ADI.................19 4 4 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 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 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............13 11 7 3 2 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 42 49 55 57 57 RH..................85 76 56 45 38 38 20 FT WIND..........W 4 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............5 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................1 4 11 52 48 33 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTOPHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130205.NORTH.01/MHX