FNUS71 KAKQ 031427 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR 1A - KUEHNLE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 927 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DRIFTS OF THE COAST FROM LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY...THEN TRACK ACROSS TENNESSEE...THE CAROLINAS AND OFF THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON MONDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT. ADI.................20...INCREASING TO 42 IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 23 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 13 LATE. LVORI...............2. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR...THEN POOR. (4500-34700 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 3 4 6 7 7 8 9 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 43 44 45 45 45 45 45 43 RH..................58 53 49 46 43 44 45 45 51 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.0 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NW NW NW N NW 20 FT WIND SPD......13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 16 16 16 15 12 8 6 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 14 19 28 35 30 19 8 5 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 ADI.................20 41 37 41 33 27 22 18 13 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH. ADI.................5. LVORI...............4. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-2900 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 (%).............10 10 13 16 19 22 25 27 31 34 38 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 39 38 37 36 36 35 35 35 35 34 34 RH..................57 64 67 67 69 69 72 72 72 69 72 75 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 ADI.................6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT. ADI.................11. LVORI...............3. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1800-15300 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 (%).............45 48 53 58 63 67 72 77 78 79 80 82 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 35 38 42 45 47 48 49 49 50 49 48 RH..................75 75 70 62 58 53 51 50 50 48 50 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.7 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 2 2 2 7 12 15 13 10 8 5 LVORI...............4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................8 8 8 6 9 10 13 15 12 10 8 6 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120203.1AKUE.01/AKQ