FNUS72 KMHX 281409 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR INTRACOASTAL...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 909 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND THEN OFF OF THE COAST FRIDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BURN AREA...SUBSIDING IN THE EVENING. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE SUPPRESSED FRIDAY ACROSS THE BURN AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............50 58 62 59 54 48 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 53 54 54 54 53 51 RH..................52 46 43 41 40 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......11 12 12 12 12 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 25 25 25 25 20 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................79 88 93 94 95 95 95 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 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.....WEST 23 TO 29 MPH...DECREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............37 34 32 29 26 23 20 18 18 19 19 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 45 43 41 40 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 RH..................49 55 60 65 67 70 73 75 75 79 82 82 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................92 112 79 40 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............20 20 22 27 31 35 40 42 42 43 44 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 34 37 40 44 46 48 49 50 50 50 48 RH..................82 85 75 67 57 51 47 46 44 44 44 47 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................8 8 9 10 12 70 71 72 74 77 79 68 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PAGANO REQUESTED BY...APRIL SEKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130228.INTRA.01/MHX