FNUS72 KMHX 291052 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIERY BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 652 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE WEST OF THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY AND CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH...HIGHEST LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............10 18 29 33 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 50 56 58 58 RH..................59 39 31 30 33 20 FT WIND..........NW 4 NW 5 NW 7 NW 8 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 16 12 10 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................3 62 72 75 80 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. 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 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............30 29 40 54 64 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 50 46 44 42 40 RH..................37 50 60 68 73 79 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 4 W 3 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....9 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 4 ADI.................68 11 8 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............51 45 46 47 47 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 42 52 58 60 61 RH..................82 73 52 42 39 38 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 LVORI...............5 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................3 4 9 44 63 47 HAINES INDEX........4 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.BRIER.01/MHX