FNUS72 KMHX 211103 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIS SWAMP RD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 703 AM EDT FRI JUN 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0710 EDT ON JUNE 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRIFTS IN FROM OFFSHORE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE SATURDAY. BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY EARLY...THEN PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............54 59 63 68 70 71 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................69 73 77 79 80 79 RH..................85 79 71 67 67 69 20 FT WIND..........N 7 N 7 NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............5 3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................12 18 43 51 49 41 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 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.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............72 73 71 73 82 83 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................78 76 73 72 71 70 RH..................71 76 84 87 87 87 20 FT WIND..........NE 6 NE 5 NE 4 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 LVORI...............3 3 4 5 5 5 ADI.................39 34 25 7 5 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 84 84 84 84 83 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................70 72 77 80 81 81 RH..................87 87 74 67 65 65 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 4 NW 3 W 2 W 1 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 LVORI...............5 5 3 3 3 3 ADI.................6 5 2 19 31 32 HAINES INDEX........3 3 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MERRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVID L NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130621.MILLI.01/MHX