FNUS72 KMHX 241123 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-13...CAMP LEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 723 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FRIDAY THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL LINGER OFF THE COAST INTO TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS, THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 22 21 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 67 75 75 RH..................75 61 50 51 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 6 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 20 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 ADI.................7 54 54 57 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 32 56 64 64 78 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................74 69 66 64 63 62 RH..................56 65 75 81 85 92 20 FT WIND..........S 11 S 9 S 9 SW 8 SW 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............1 1 3 3 4 5 ADI.................59 58 51 26 26 23 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 87 87 87 87 73 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................61 61 64 67 68 67 RH..................93 87 70 56 51 49 20 FT WIND..........W 5 NW 5 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 LVORI...............5 5 4 2 1 2 ADI.................14 11 15 26 30 28 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...BARRETT BAKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.C13__.02/MHX