FNUS71 KAKQ 081253 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR KITCHEN FIELDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 753 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TODAY AND SETTLE TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. ADI.................29...INCREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 24 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 18 LATE. LVORI...............2. CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....POOR TO FAIR (32000-54600 FT-MPH). LVORI...............2. ADI.................29...INCREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 24 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 18 LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............24 20 16 12 8 4 0 1 2 3 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 44 44 47 48 48 48 49 50 48 46 RH..................62 60 60 53 50 46 45 42 42 42 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).....5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.4 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....22 22 22 21 20 18 18 15 15 14 14 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....23 22 21 18 16 14 12 10 10 10 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....40 40 40 38 33 28 24 21 20 19 12 LVORI...............2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................30 28 26 40 34 28 23 20 19 18 18 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. ADI.................6. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-7200 FT-MPH). LVORI...............4. ADI.................6. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............5 6 11 14 17 19 22 25 29 32 36 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 38 37 37 36 36 36 35 35 36 36 36 RH..................57 67 72 75 79 82 82 85 89 85 89 89 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.8 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......N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 VRATE KT-FT/1000....7 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 ADI.................9 7 7 6 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........LIGHT WINDS. ADI.................8...INCREASING TO 15 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 6 LATE. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-11600 FT-MPH). LVORI...............4. ADI.................8...INCREASING TO 15 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 6 LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............43 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 37 41 46 51 53 54 54 54 54 53 52 RH..................89 85 76 63 54 50 50 50 50 50 52 56 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E SE SE E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 4 6 8 10 11 12 8 5 1 1 LVORI...............6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 ADI.................3 3 3 3 12 14 16 17 12 7 6 5 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...JORDAN BLACK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111208.KITCH.01/AKQ