FNUS71 KAKQ 061243 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWATER MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 743 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE SATURDAY...THEN STALLS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...1100 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2900-14000 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............18 14 10 10 9 9 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 56 57 58 57 56 55 RH..................43 42 40 42 42 45 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 15 15 14 14 14 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 11 14 14 13 13 10 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................17 17 18 16 16 15 9 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-6400 FT-MPH). 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 (%).............8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 49 48 47 46 45 44 42 41 40 39 39 RH..................54 61 63 65 68 70 73 79 82 82 85 85 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1700-25000 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR 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 (%).............11 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 33 37 42 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 39 41 46 50 53 54 55 55 55 54 53 RH..................85 82 79 65 58 52 52 51 51 51 52 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.5 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 8 9 10 12 12 10 10 12 14 14 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 2 3 4 8 13 19 21 25 25 15 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120106.BLACK.01/AKQ