FNUS72 KMHX 071211 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR IVES FIELD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 711 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TODAY AND MOVE ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY THEN SETTLE OFFSHORE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO EAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............48 66 79 85 94 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 53 56 56 54 RH..................74 71 69 72 74 20 FT WIND..........NE 8 E 10 E 10 E 11 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 25 LVORI...............4 3 1 3 3 ADI.................11 20 35 39 35 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............98 100 100 99 98 91 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 51 50 50 49 50 RH..................77 83 89 89 96 93 20 FT WIND..........E 11 E 11 E 11 E 11 E 11 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 20 20 20 LVORI...............3 4 4 4 5 5 ADI.................21 20 19 21 24 25 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............84 81 78 74 73 72 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 51 56 59 60 60 RH..................96 89 72 64 60 55 20 FT WIND..........NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 20 20 15 LVORI...............4 4 3 1 1 1 ADI.................33 31 40 58 62 46 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130207.IVESF.01/MHX