FNUS72 KMHX 101159 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR HADNOT CREEK HUNTER CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 759 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 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 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 14 22 29 37 45 49 46 40 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 66 71 75 78 80 81 82 81 81 RH..................96 80 67 59 53 50 48 47 48 47 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 6 8 9 11 12 14 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............7 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................4 5 9 36 32 32 33 40 49 55 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 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.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............28 22 19 20 21 23 24 26 27 27 29 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................78 76 72 70 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 RH..................51 55 64 67 72 74 77 80 83 86 89 92 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......11 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 ADI.................46 30 11 10 8 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............32 33 34 43 46 50 53 57 59 60 62 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 61 62 66 70 74 76 77 79 79 79 78 RH..................92 92 87 78 71 63 61 60 59 59 59 61 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 8 9 11 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............6 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................5 4 4 12 18 46 63 81 96 97 92 83 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.HADNO.01/MHX