FNUS72 KMHX 041351 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR INTRACOASTAL...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 851 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 48. 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...BECOMING WEST LATE 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.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 45 47 49 49 48 46 RH..................35 32 30 28 29 31 34 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......9 10 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 20 15 15 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................58 58 57 56 55 51 52 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...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 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 7 9 22 27 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 41 39 37 36 34 RH..................38 46 52 59 64 72 20 FT WIND..........W 7 W 6 W 5 W 4 W 4 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 2 3 3 3 ADI.................34 9 4 3 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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 3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 55 62 70 74 83 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 38 46 51 54 54 RH..................75 67 51 46 46 54 20 FT WIND..........NW 4 NW 5 W 5 SW 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 LVORI...............4 3 2 2 2 2 ADI.................2 3 6 24 23 18 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...DAIL REQUESTED BY...APRIL SEKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130304.INTRA.01/MHX