FNUS72 KMHX 091256 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPE RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 856 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFFSHORE TODAY BRINGING A DRY SOUTHWEST WIND TO THE AREA...GUSTING UPWARDS OF 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. 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 77. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............28 33 38 43 48 50 48 44 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 67 71 73 74 76 76 76 75 RH..................81 70 61 57 55 52 52 52 55 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................11 15 40 45 46 35 37 38 37 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............35 31 29 36 38 39 41 42 43 43 44 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 71 69 67 66 64 64 63 62 62 61 60 RH..................59 63 70 75 78 87 87 90 93 93 93 96 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 ADI.................31 21 11 11 11 9 10 8 6 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............45 46 46 45 42 39 36 34 32 31 29 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 60 62 66 70 73 75 77 78 78 78 77 RH..................96 93 93 75 68 62 58 54 54 54 54 56 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............7 6 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................4 5 6 10 15 37 49 42 48 50 51 49 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LONKA REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.HOPER.01/MHX