FNUS72 KMHX 221239 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR 2 2 1 ROANOKE MARSH...USFW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 839 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE UPPER 20S PERCENTILE. LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES SATURDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN MONDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH MIDWEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 43 46 47 49 49 49 49 RH..................41 36 32 31 29 29 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................45 48 51 55 60 61 62 63 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............7 9 10 12 14 17 19 22 23 26 31 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 46 45 43 42 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 RH..................34 40 43 47 51 53 55 57 59 59 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................61 11 11 10 10 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............43 49 52 55 61 68 74 81 84 81 77 73 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 37 39 41 43 45 46 47 47 47 47 47 RH..................67 70 70 67 62 58 55 53 53 56 60 63 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW N NW NW NW N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 ADI.................4 5 8 9 14 17 17 15 13 8 4 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LONKA REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130322.221RO.01/MHX