FNUS72 KMHX 101238 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR 1 4 47 EAST MATTAMUSKEET...USFWS ALLIGATOR RIVER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 838 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD 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.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............18 29 38 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 75 78 78 RH..................68 58 52 52 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 22 25 LVORI...............3 2 1 1 ADI.................7 23 37 36 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 15 17 20 22 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 70 67 65 63 62 RH..................55 66 73 78 84 87 20 FT WIND..........S 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 15 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 4 5 ADI.................26 14 14 11 10 7 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............28 31 33 34 34 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 62 67 71 73 73 RH..................90 87 75 68 66 66 20 FT WIND..........SW 8 SW 7 SW 9 SW 11 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 20 25 25 LVORI...............5 5 4 3 3 1 ADI.................7 8 8 26 37 43 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...ELARDO REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.1447E.01/MHX