FNUS72 KMHX 211308 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERTS ROAD...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 808 AM EST THU FEB 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL BE IN THE VICINITY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............13 14 15 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 47 50 50 RH..................44 34 30 31 20 FT WIND..........N 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 ADI.................6 6 7 9 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............23 30 52 73 80 85 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 41 39 38 36 35 RH..................41 52 59 62 69 75 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 5 N 6 N 7 N 7 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 3 4 ADI.................8 8 10 12 13 12 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............90 92 96 93 94 99 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RAIN NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 37 43 48 50 51 RH..................85 82 73 74 77 77 20 FT WIND..........NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 LVORI...............4 4 3 3 4 4 ADI.................11 9 5 7 8 10 HAINES INDEX........3 2 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130221.ROBER.01/MHX