FNUS72 KMHX 111141 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-55...CAMP LEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 741 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 WHILE CONTINUING TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............39 47 54 61 65 64 62 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 73 74 76 77 77 77 77 RH..................73 68 69 64 64 64 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......9 10 11 12 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................27 38 48 57 64 64 62 59 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE 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.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............58 56 55 57 62 67 72 77 80 82 86 90 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC TEMP................75 74 72 71 70 69 68 68 67 67 66 66 RH..................66 69 73 76 78 81 84 84 87 87 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 LVORI...............1 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................52 28 22 16 14 13 13 13 13 15 18 20 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............94 98 100 98 95 91 88 84 83 81 77 74 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............LKY LKY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................66 66 67 69 72 74 75 76 77 77 77 76 RH..................90 90 90 84 76 74 71 69 67 67 67 69 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 LVORI...............4 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................20 24 24 33 49 63 65 66 67 64 62 58 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CULLEN REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130411.C55__.01/MHX