FNUS72 KMHX 191242 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-44...CAMP LEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 742 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY AND CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY AROUND 30-35 PERCENT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 39 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............72 91 95 89 WEATHER COV.........ISOL SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 58 60 60 RH..................80 69 69 69 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 SW 12 SW 14 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 30 30 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 ADI.................39 78 86 92 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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 20 TO 29 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............73 61 42 15 6 7 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 52 50 47 44 41 RH..................83 97 100 96 92 82 20 FT WIND..........SW 14 SW 12 W 11 NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 15 10 LVORI...............4 4 4 5 6 4 ADI.................41 29 32 17 9 10 HAINES INDEX........3 4 5 4 4 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 25 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 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............4 8 11 13 13 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 39 45 49 51 50 RH..................76 67 47 36 32 33 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 7 NW 9 NW 12 NW 12 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 20 25 25 20 LVORI...............4 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................9 10 12 54 52 45 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130219.C44__.01/MHX