FNUS72 KMHX 021435 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BENDER RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 935 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 51. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............74 72 69 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 49 48 RH..................47 44 46 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 LVORI...............1 1 1 ADI.................59 48 38 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 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 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............62 60 61 38 29 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 38 35 33 32 30 RH..................53 67 78 82 81 85 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 4 4 ADI.................22 17 17 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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 34 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 33 41 45 48 47 RH..................85 69 50 41 37 40 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................8 8 11 63 67 60 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130302.BENDE.01/MHX