FNUS72 KMHX 171044 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENFIELD HEIGHTS...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 644 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY AND STALL JUST NORTH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. VENTILATION RATES WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING WITH ONLY SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH...INCREASING TO 2 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 18 21 34 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 67 75 76 75 RH..................93 73 58 56 55 20 FT WIND..........E 0 SE 1 SE 4 SE 5 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 12 15 LVORI...............7 4 2 2 2 ADI.................1 1 10 19 29 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............21 15 17 19 23 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 68 65 63 62 61 RH..................57 70 78 84 84 87 20 FT WIND..........SE 7 SE 5 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 5 6 ADI.................26 7 8 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............34 38 38 37 37 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 60 67 71 73 73 RH..................90 96 75 66 62 62 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 5 E 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............7 8 4 1 1 1 ADI.................1 1 8 64 53 47 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130417.GREEN.01/MHX