FNUS71 KAKQ 231343 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTIOCH 9...VA-DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 843 AM EST THU FEB 23 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH AND LOWERING HUMIDITY EXPECTED FRIDAY... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST DURING THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............35 47 53 51 48 46 44 43 41 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 60 64 67 70 71 72 73 72 70 RH..................74 64 56 50 45 42 42 41 42 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 2.0 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 3.0 20 FT WIND DIR......SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW W W W W W W SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 16 20 21 21 20 21 21 20 15 VRATE KT-FT/1000....10 27 48 61 70 78 80 80 75 39 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............31 26 28 29 31 32 34 35 42 49 56 63 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 64 61 59 58 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 RH..................54 63 70 75 80 80 80 81 84 84 87 87 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.6 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......S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 8 9 10 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 7 9 14 17 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 VRATE KT-FT/1000....14 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 30 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH...BECOMING WEST AND...INCREASING TO 43 TO 48 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............70 77 75 73 72 70 68 67 61 56 51 46 WEATHER COV.........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 61 64 67 70 71 73 73 74 74 73 71 RH..................87 87 75 68 61 55 48 43 35 30 27 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 1.2 2.2 3.2 3.8 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.6 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......15 15 16 17 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 30 30 35 40 40 40 35 35 35 30 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....22 23 26 31 37 41 46 48 48 47 45 43 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 5 28 60 101 138 178 215 231 239 242 244 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...DARREN LOOMIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120223.ANTIO.01/AKQ