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FWSMHX

Spot Forecast for jones...USFWS
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
826 AM EST Mon Dec 4 2017

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EST on December 04. 
If conditions become unrepresentative, or if you have questions 
or concerns about this forecast, contact the National Weather 
Service in Newport at (252)223-2328.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will continue to extend down from the north today
then move offshore tonight. A strong cold front will approach 
from the west Tuesday night then cross the region Wednesday. The
front will stall southeast of the area Thursday and Friday as 
cold high pressure builds over the Western Carolinas. Low 
pressure could form along the front and bring rain to the region
late in the week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....Around 64. 
Min humidity........54 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 6 to 7 mph. 
Mixing height.......Max 3300 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....East 3 to 9 mph. 
Vent Rate...........Max 28519 mph-ft. 
LVORI...............Max 6. 
ADI.................Max 29. 
Haines index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Sfc pressure........30.29 to 30.37 inHg. 

TIME (EST)         9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
Sky (%)............23  23  24  24  24  24  24  24  25  
Weather cov........                                    
Weather type.......                                    
Tstm cov...........                                    
Temp...............51  55  57  60  62  63  63  62  60  
RH.................80  72  67  60  54  54  54  58  62  
20 FT wind dir.....NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   
20 FT wind spd.....5   6   6   7   7   7   6   6   6   
20 FT wind gust....            10  10  10              
Mix hgt (kft)......1.3 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.2 
Transp wind dir....N   N   N   NE  NE  E   E   E   E   
Transp wind spd....3   3   5   7   8   9   9   8   7   
LVORI..............4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   
ADI................6   8   13  20  27  29  29  27  18  
Haines index.......4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   
VRate mph-ft/1000..4   6   11  19  27  29  28  26  15  
Stability class....F   F   F   C   C   C   C   C   C   

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy. A 
                    slight chance of showers in the late evening 
                    and overnight. 
Min temperature.....Around 50. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph. 
Mixing height.......Min 300 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southeast 3 to 5 mph. 
Vent Rate...........Min 804 mph-ft. 
LVORI...............Max 9. 
ADI.................Min 1. 
Haines index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Sfc pressure........30.28 to 30.34 inHg. 

TIME (EST)         6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 
Sky (%)............27  28  32  41  45  49  55  59  60  63  65  64  
Weather cov........                SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH 
Weather type.......                RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  
Tstm cov...........                                                
Temp...............58  56  55  54  54  53  53  53  52  52  52  51  
RH.................69  74  80  83  83  86  86  86  89  93  96  100 
20 FT wind dir.....E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  
20 FT wind spd.....5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   
20 FT wind gust....            5   5   5   5   5   5   5           
Mix hgt (kft)......1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
Transp wind dir....E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  
Transp wind spd....5   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   
LVORI..............3   3   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   8   9   
ADI................2   2   1   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   
Haines index.......5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   3   3   3   
VRate mph-ft/1000..6   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   
Stability class....C   C   C   B   B   B   F   F   F   F   E   E   

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the 
                    morning, then a chance of showers in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....Around 70. 
Min humidity........72 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 12 mph. 
Mixing height.......Max 2900 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southeast 3 to 12 mph, increasing to south 15 
                    to 23 mph in the late morning and afternoon. 
Vent Rate...........Max 67620 mph-ft. 
LVORI...............Max 9. 
ADI.................Max 54. 
Haines index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Sfc pressure........30.09 to 30.28 inHg. 

TIME (EST)         6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   
Sky (%)............64     65     69     68     68     71     
Weather cov........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE 
Weather type.......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 
Tstm cov...........                                          
Temp...............51     54     61     67     69     68     
RH.................100    100    89     76     73     78     
20 ft wind.........SE 6   S 7    S 8    S 10   S 11   S 10   
20 ft wind gust....       10     10     15     15     15     
Mix hgt (ft).......300    300    300    2000   2700   2400   
Transport wind.....SE 3   SE 8   S 16   S 22   S 22   S 16   
LVORI..............9      8      4      3      3      3      
ADI................4      9      18     43     49     34     
Haines index.......3      3      3      3      3      3      
VRate mph-ft/1000..1      2      4      45     59     38     
Stability class....E      E      E      C      C      C      

$$
Forecaster...Heden
Requested by...Gregg Buckalew
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1719578.0/MHX
.EMAIL gregg_buckalew@fws.gov