FNUS72 KMHX 041320 AAA FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRICES CREEK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 820 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER FLORIDA TODAY WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE IN THE LOWER MS VALLEY TUESDAY WILL SHIFT EAST TO THE NC/VA COAST WEDNESDAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OFF THE COAST AND DEEPEN RAPIDLY THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY...AND WILL BE CENTERED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD SATURDAY. IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 48 50 50 RH..................36 29 27 28 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 9 NW 9 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................12 54 53 69 HAINES INDEX........3 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 10 11 26 34 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 41 39 37 35 34 RH..................35 44 50 56 66 72 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 4 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 2 3 3 3 ADI.................30 7 6 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 61 65 69 73 82 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 39 49 56 58 59 RH..................82 67 50 42 44 47 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 4 W 5 SW 7 SW 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 10 LVORI...............5 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................1 4 8 36 39 39 HAINES INDEX........5 4 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130304.BRICE.01/MHX