FNUS71 KAKQ 041250 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWATER MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 750 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACK ACROSS EASTERN CANADA AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN COLD AND DRY TODAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY. MUCH WARMER WEATHER WILL RETURN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING (15-25 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL THIS MORNING...2700 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. LVORI...............2 HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. ADI.................41 THIS MORNING...THEN 35 THIS AFTERNOON. VENT RATE...........57600 FT-MPH TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 80 86 85 84 84 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 27 29 30 30 32 31 RH..............41 40 39 37 39 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........80 78 78 78 78 79 81 82 82 82 82 81 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............30 30 31 31 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 RH..............42 44 47 47 47 49 53 56 58 63 66 69 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 79 69 58 48 41 34 27 27 26 26 26 WEATHER COV.....CHC WEATHER TYPE....SW TEMP............31 31 34 36 38 39 41 42 43 44 44 42 RH..............72 78 66 61 57 52 48 44 43 39 39 44 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 9 10 10 10 12 10 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120104.BLACK.01/AKQ