FNUS71 KAKQ 051441 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWATER MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 941 AM EST THU JAN 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1500-53300 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............82 53 38 36 34 32 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 39 40 42 42 42 41 RH..................54 52 50 46 47 48 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.1 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 18 18 20 21 20 16 VRATE KT-FT/1000....45 46 47 50 53 51 30 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (500-12300 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 (%).............27 25 24 22 21 20 18 17 18 19 21 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 33 RH..................58 64 67 68 69 71 74 77 78 80 80 78 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 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......8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W W SW SW S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....12 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (700-16700 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 (%).............23 24 25 25 26 27 27 28 26 23 21 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 34 37 43 48 51 53 54 55 55 55 53 RH..................77 74 67 54 47 43 42 41 41 41 43 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 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 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......7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 9 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 3 5 7 8 8 17 17 17 17 11 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.02/AKQ