FNUS72 KMHX 161217 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE GROVE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 717 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OFFSHORE. THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............59 66 73 77 80 84 89 93 WEATHER COV......... CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........ RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 45 46 47 47 47 47 42 RH..................73 70 68 68 65 65 63 68 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 ADI.................17 24 22 22 27 35 43 42 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............98 100 97 92 87 82 76 74 71 66 61 55 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RS RS RS SN SN SN SN SN SN TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 39 38 36 35 34 34 33 32 32 31 31 RH..................73 79 79 82 85 85 85 85 85 78 78 72 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 ADI.................40 39 44 50 55 32 33 32 32 31 31 32 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 35 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............50 48 40 39 38 37 36 35 32 27 21 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 30 31 33 35 37 38 39 39 39 38 37 RH..................72 66 61 53 47 42 40 37 37 37 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 12 14 15 15 16 16 15 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 30 30 30 35 35 30 30 25 15 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................28 30 36 37 37 103 106 108 112 114 114 99 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130216.PINEG.01/MHX