FNUS72 KMHX 171134 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR OCEAN TRACT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 734 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JUNE 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINING SOUTH OF THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............58 65 67 71 80 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................75 80 81 81 79 RH..................79 67 65 65 69 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 SW 10 S 11 S 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 15 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................20 36 41 50 57 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............80 79 78 78 80 80 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................78 76 74 73 73 72 RH..................71 76 84 87 87 90 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 4 4 4 5 ADI.................49 30 19 15 13 9 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............81 86 87 87 88 89 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP................72 74 79 82 83 83 RH..................90 87 77 69 67 67 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............5 5 4 3 3 3 ADI.................10 11 8 22 20 24 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130617.OCEAN.01/MHX