FNUS72 KMHX 271053 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HAVELOCK COMP 12...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 653 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS FROM THE SOUTH SUNDAY AND A A COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............18 28 55 55 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 46 50 52 51 RH..................67 51 42 38 39 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 10 NW 10 NW 11 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 15 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................10 56 59 64 73 HAINES INDEX........4 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 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 14 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 32 21 14 8 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 44 40 38 37 35 RH..................42 53 62 64 67 72 20 FT WIND..........W 10 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 3 3 ADI.................66 17 17 14 12 9 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............17 20 16 17 24 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 35 44 50 53 54 RH..................72 69 51 41 36 38 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 9 NW 11 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 15 LVORI...............3 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................7 7 11 74 81 83 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.HAVEL.01/MHX