FNUS72 KMHX 051506 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAIN BURN...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1006 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AS A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............57 60 61 64 66 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 56 56 57 57 56 RH..................52 47 46 45 47 51 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......9 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....18 18 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................44 51 55 58 58 56 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 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 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............57 55 53 49 45 42 38 36 33 28 23 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 44 43 42 RH..................59 61 63 66 68 71 73 76 79 79 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 ADI.................29 10 8 7 6 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...APRIL SEKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130205.SWAIN.01/MHX