FNUS72 KMHX 061221 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PUNGO UNIT 3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 721 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY INTO THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AND MOVE ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY THEN MOVE OFFSHORE ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY AND MOVE INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WEST WINDS THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............4 2 3 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 53 57 56 RH..................68 50 40 40 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................11 50 49 38 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 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.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............5 7 15 20 22 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 46 43 40 38 36 RH..................54 65 70 79 82 85 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 5 5 ADI.................5 4 3 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 33 46 58 64 76 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 39 46 50 53 53 RH..................89 82 65 61 57 61 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 NE 5 NE 6 E 7 E 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............6 4 3 2 2 1 ADI.................5 8 33 27 19 33 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTOPHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130206.NORTH.01/MHX