FNUS72 KMHX 300051
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODPECKER...USFS CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
851 PM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2047 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH DOWN THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
BEFORE STALLING NEAR CAPE HATTERAS ON SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL
RETURN BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON SUNDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY AND CROSS THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT. COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION DURING THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
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 9 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............44     50     58     64     71
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................45     45     45     45     44
RH..................73     71     69     68     70
20 FT WIND..........SW 11  SW 10  W 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     15
LVORI...............2      2      3      3      3
ADI.................8      8      7      7      7
HAINES INDEX........4      5      5      4      4


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............82     89     87     84     82     78
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................43     44     51     56     59     59
RH..................73     70     59     53     49     51
20 FT WIND..........W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....
LVORI...............3      3      2      1      1      1
ADI.................8      9      11     52     52     31
HAINES INDEX........4      3      3      3      3      3
DOMINANT PERIOD (S).0      0      0      0      0      0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130329.WOODP.01/MHX