FNUS71 KAKQ 051235 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWATER MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 735 AM EST THU JAN 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXITS THE REGION THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING WEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (100-48800 FT-MPH). 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) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............79 70 61 52 45 37 30 29 28 27 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 33 36 39 42 42 43 43 43 42 41 RH..................66 59 52 48 44 44 43 45 45 48 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.9 1.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.1 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 9 14 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 14 VRATE KT-FT/1000....0 7 21 40 45 46 48 49 49 46 25 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (100-8300 FT-MPH). 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) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............26 25 24 22 21 20 18 17 18 19 20 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 37 36 35 34 34 33 33 33 32 32 32 RH..................57 61 64 66 69 69 75 75 75 78 78 78 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 6 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (100-16400 FT-MPH). 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 25 23 20 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 33 37 43 48 51 53 54 55 55 55 53 RH..................78 72 64 53 46 42 41 41 40 41 41 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 7 9 13 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 VRATE KT-FT/1000....0 0 1 4 6 7 7 15 15 16 16 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120105.BLACK.01/AKQ