FNUS71 KAKQ 131547 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY GROVE - UNIT 43 44...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1047 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY OVER NORTH CAROLINA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADI.................4...INCREASING TO 24. LVORI...............5. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-20800 FT-MPH). LVORI...............5. ADI.................4...INCREASING TO 24. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............5 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 46 49 53 54 56 52 49 RH..................65 53 46 36 36 34 41 44 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 1.6 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.5 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 9 14 20 21 21 20 13 LVORI...............3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................6 12 19 27 28 28 27 20 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. ADI.................6. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-6900 FT-MPH). LVORI...............3. ADI.................6. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 34 33 32 RH..................49 57 59 62 62 61 64 64 64 69 72 75 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......N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....7 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................9 6 8 8 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........LIGHT WINDS. ADI.................6...INCREASING TO 12 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 7 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-10800 FT-MPH). LVORI...............4. ADI.................6...INCREASING TO 12 IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 10 14 17 21 25 28 32 33 34 35 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 33 35 40 44 48 52 53 54 56 52 50 RH..................81 75 75 64 60 49 41 38 40 38 48 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.7 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 3 2 2 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 1 2 6 9 11 8 6 5 5 LVORI...............5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................2 2 2 3 7 9 14 16 11 8 7 7 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...BOBBY CLONTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111213.PINEY.01/AKQ