FNUS72 KMHX 301058 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODPECKER FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 658 AM EDT SAT MAR 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE TODAY AS A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN TIER. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY AND CROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. A COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY A SPRINKLE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM. NO MEASURABLE RAIN EXPECTED. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WEST WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN SOUTH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............78 76 73 71 67 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 48 55 58 59 RH..................82 68 55 48 51 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................7 11 53 52 32 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE. 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.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............61 56 55 53 51 61 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 54 52 51 50 49 RH..................55 69 77 80 86 93 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 6 6 ADI.................17 7 4 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 31 TO 36 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............73 83 85 87 89 88 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................48 52 60 65 66 66 RH..................96 86 72 65 63 63 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 5 S 10 SW 14 SW 16 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 20 30 30 30 LVORI...............6 5 3 1 1 1 ADI.................6 11 21 44 60 54 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...FREDERICK REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130330.WOODP.01/MHX