FNUS71 KAKQ 031143 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR KITCHEN MARSH 1 4 1...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 643 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST BY MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1600-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3000-32300 FT-MPH). ADI.................15...INCREASING TO 30 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 20 LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............12 15 18 19 22 22 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 54 55 55 54 54 52 RH..................59 57 55 55 57 57 63 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.6 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 10 10 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 15 15 14 14 13 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....31 32 32 29 25 21 13 LVORI...............1 1 1 2 2 2 2 ADI.................32 33 32 30 27 30 20 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. ADI.................5. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-7100 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............23 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 20 21 22 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 46 RH..................68 74 74 79 83 83 83 83 86 83 83 83 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....7 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ADI.................8 7 6 6 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...JORDAN BLACK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111203.KITCH.01/AKQ