FNUS71 KAKQ 071411 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWATER MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 911 AM EST SAT JAN 7 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 DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING STALLED ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THIS BOUNDARY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (11600-20800 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............9 10 23 35 48 48 47 47 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 52 54 56 58 59 60 58 55 RH..................58 52 45 41 39 38 39 41 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.7 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 1.6 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 8 9 10 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 9 10 13 14 13 12 10 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....12 19 18 19 17 19 20 21 13 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-7500 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............46 46 41 35 30 25 20 15 17 18 19 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 51 48 47 46 44 43 41 40 39 37 36 RH..................52 61 65 68 71 70 70 73 70 70 72 72 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......W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 10 13 15 16 17 17 17 15 14 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1800-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2000-44900 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 (%).............22 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 33 35 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 35 36 39 42 44 45 46 47 46 46 43 RH..................75 72 69 62 55 49 47 43 40 42 40 47 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 1.4 2.5 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.6 1.8 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 2 2 3 15 30 45 40 35 29 19 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120107.BLACK.01/AKQ