FNUS72 KMHX 011324 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR INTRACOASTAL...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 824 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL CIRCULATE INCREASINGLY COLD AIR ACROSS THE REGION. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY LATE MONDAY AND MOVE TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 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 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............27 38 44 45 47 48 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 50 51 52 52 51 49 RH..................51 46 44 43 43 44 48 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 8 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................47 50 55 54 53 50 33 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............58 62 62 62 61 61 61 61 62 63 63 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 44 43 41 40 39 39 38 37 37 36 36 RH..................53 60 62 70 73 76 73 76 79 79 82 82 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................25 20 19 18 16 8 5 4 4 3 5 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............63 62 62 61 61 60 60 60 60 61 63 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 35 37 40 43 45 46 48 48 48 48 46 RH..................82 82 75 67 60 55 53 49 49 49 49 53 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 ADI.................5 5 5 5 5 23 27 32 33 33 32 29 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...APRIL SEKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130301.INTRA.01/MHX