FNUS72 KMHX 261149 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIS ROAD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 749 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND MOVE OFF OF THE COAST SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 37 53 69 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 48 51 51 RH..................48 40 36 36 20 FT WIND..........W 8 W 8 W 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................11 81 70 72 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............72 64 55 50 42 32 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 43 40 38 37 35 RH..................42 56 67 69 65 67 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 3 ADI.................67 25 23 15 11 9 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 10 17 26 33 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 35 43 48 52 52 RH..................69 66 51 42 36 36 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 NW 10 NW 11 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 LVORI...............3 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................9 8 11 67 73 73 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130326.MILLI.01/MHX