FNUS72 KMHX 201147 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE OAK RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 747 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH EAST OVER THE REGION TODAY AND OFF THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING WINDS TO SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST EARLY TO SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE 20-25 PERCENT TODAY. A STRONG SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............55 65 75 77 72 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 51 53 55 54 RH..................30 26 23 22 30 20 FT WIND..........N 6 N 5 N 4 NE 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................16 30 16 10 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 850 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............70 66 47 37 26 35 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 47 44 41 40 38 RH..................33 47 62 76 82 85 20 FT WIND..........E 4 E 4 S 3 SW 2 W 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 4 5 4 ADI.................16 10 5 1 3 7 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 37 30 27 25 24 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RAIN NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 37 43 48 51 51 RH..................82 75 53 39 29 28 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 9 NW 11 NW 12 NW 14 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 25 25 25 LVORI...............4 4 1 1 1 1 ADI.................14 14 32 89 85 96 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GLENN REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.WHITE.01/MHX