FNUS72 KMHX 251259 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-32...CAMP LEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 759 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY THEN MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ON THE WARM FRONT TUESDAY AND PASS TO THE WEST WITH ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. NEARLY STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL CIRCULATE A WESTERLY FLOW OF COLD AIR ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS AT THE COAST WILL GUST TO 20 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH. MIN HUMIDITY TODAY WILL BE 40-45%. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL POOR THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. RAIN IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP AT THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM TUESDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 75 75 75 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 48 50 51 RH..................58 51 50 50 20 FT WIND..........NE 12 NE 9 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 10 LVORI...............2 1 2 2 ADI.................10 32 27 25 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............75 77 86 94 96 98 WEATHER COV......... S CHC DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 44 43 43 44 45 RH..................65 73 79 82 86 89 20 FT WIND..........NE 8 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............3 3 3 4 4 5 ADI.................27 20 19 14 13 13 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 4 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 98 88 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................47 50 53 58 60 60 RH..................86 86 89 86 87 90 20 FT WIND..........E 11 E 14 E 15 SE 18 SE 18 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 30 30 30 LVORI...............4 4 5 4 4 4 ADI.................14 14 14 25 30 30 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130225.C32__.01/MHX