FNUS72 KMHX 201311 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-46...CAMP LEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 811 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. DOWNSLOPING WINDS OFF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WILL AID IN ARIDIFYING THE AIRMASS TODAY...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 50S THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENTILE RANGE. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON...WITH WEST NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 15 TO 20 KTS. CONTINUED DRY THURSDAY BUT WINDS WILL RELAX. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH LATE FRIDAY WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN INCREASING...WITH THE RAIN LINGERING THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 10 15 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 49 51 51 RH..................42 34 30 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................25 51 48 41 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 45 39 33 29 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 40 38 36 35 34 RH..................41 55 59 61 61 61 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 N 7 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 10 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 3 3 ADI.................29 11 9 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............6 11 6 13 17 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 35 42 47 50 50 RH..................63 59 46 38 37 39 20 FT WIND..........N 8 N 7 N 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 2 2 1 1 1 ADI.................7 8 9 49 52 45 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130220.C46__.01/MHX