FNUS72 KMHX 091127 FWSMHX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-44...CAMP LEJEUNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 727 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WITH A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE PIEDMONT THROUGH MID WEEK BRINGING PREDOMINATELY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. A WEAKENING MID LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 77 73 72 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................81 84 84 84 RH..................79 72 72 70 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 LVORI...............4 3 3 3 ADI.................16 36 45 45 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. 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.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............72 71 73 71 69 69 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................83 80 79 77 77 76 RH..................72 79 82 87 87 90 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 4 5 5 5 ADI.................38 27 16 11 7 9 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............68 68 60 53 53 50 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................76 78 82 84 85 85 RH..................90 88 74 70 67 70 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 10 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............5 4 3 3 1 3 ADI.................9 14 15 38 46 52 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130709.C44__.01/MHX