FNUS71 KAKQ 281323 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT L...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 823 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH FARTHER OUT TO SEA THIS MORNING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............5 5 6 7 7 8 12 16 20 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 45 47 48 50 51 51 51 51 49 RH..................51 47 42 40 37 34 36 37 39 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.9 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW N N N N N N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 16 17 15 12 8 7 6 6 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....31 36 39 34 26 19 16 15 13 7 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH. 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 (%).............28 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 55 60 65 70 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 42 39 37 36 35 35 35 34 34 35 35 RH..................45 48 54 59 61 66 66 69 75 75 75 78 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 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......SW S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............75 80 83 87 90 93 97 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 37 40 43 46 48 49 51 51 51 51 52 RH..................79 82 76 73 68 68 68 68 74 77 83 83 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 60 60 60 60 60 60 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 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......SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 5 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 8 10 14 17 18 18 18 20 22 23 22 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.UNITL.01/AKQ