FNUS72 KMHX 291134 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROANOKE MARSHES...USFWS ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 734 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........SUNNY EARLY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............28 37 47 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 53 56 56 RH..................49 39 32 37 20 FT WIND..........NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................24 60 60 73 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. 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 AROUND 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............37 32 34 36 38 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 50 48 46 45 44 RH..................43 54 60 65 70 73 20 FT WIND..........W 3 NE 2 N 1 N 1 N 2 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 7 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 3 ADI.................50 8 6 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............44 47 38 27 18 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 44 50 54 55 55 RH..................76 73 58 48 43 45 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 W 6 NW 5 N 5 N 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............4 3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................4 8 6 58 58 37 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.ROANO.01/MHX