FNUS72 KMHX 091121 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-30...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 721 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH MID WEEK. A FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............31 36 41 46 48 46 42 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................65 69 72 73 75 75 75 74 RH..................75 66 59 57 54 54 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 9 10 11 11 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 20 20 25 20 LVORI...............4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................9 28 28 32 35 37 37 34 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............35 31 29 38 39 40 41 43 43 44 44 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................72 70 68 66 65 63 63 62 61 61 60 59 RH..................61 68 73 81 84 90 90 93 97 97 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 4 6 5 6 6 7 9 9 ADI.................25 15 11 10 9 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............45 46 46 45 42 39 36 33 32 31 29 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 59 61 65 69 72 74 76 77 77 77 76 RH..................100 100 96 81 70 64 59 56 54 54 54 56 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 LVORI...............9 9 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................3 3 3 5 7 18 31 31 38 38 37 34 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.C30__.01/MHX