FNUS72 KMHX 021147 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR AREA 19...CHERRY POINT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 647 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS AND SOUTH OF THE REGION TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WEDNESDAY. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST OFF THE COAST THURSDAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............60 68 69 62 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 47 49 48 RH..................53 49 46 47 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................7 49 42 36 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. 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 16 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 59 59 37 29 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 38 36 34 33 31 RH..................57 70 75 82 82 88 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 32 34 35 35 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 33 40 45 47 46 RH..................88 75 55 45 42 43 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............5 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................12 11 11 63 66 59 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...JOHN MANGUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130302.AREA1.02/MHX