FNUS72 KMHX 281028 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOPY RD BURN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 628 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUNDAY AND MOVE OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE STALLING JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............2 4 14 21 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 49 54 56 55 RH..................55 40 33 29 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 9 NW 11 NW 11 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 20 15 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 1 ADI.................9 58 67 70 70 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............18 24 27 24 14 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 46 42 39 37 36 RH..................35 48 58 64 69 69 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 LVORI...............1 2 2 3 3 3 ADI.................85 15 10 4 4 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............4 0 5 12 17 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 37 46 53 55 57 RH..................75 64 49 38 37 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 4 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 10 LVORI...............4 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................1 3 6 67 57 65 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130328.LOOPY.01/MHX