FNUS71 KAKQ 071310 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR WILNA 6 7 15...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 810 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY WILL RESULT IN MORE WIND FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. WIND GUSTS WILL BE IN THE 20-25 MPH RANGE. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THURSDAY WILL SEE A LITTLE MORE WIND THAN TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 18 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 42 47 52 55 59 62 64 65 64 63 RH..................75 67 58 52 49 45 43 41 41 45 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.2 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.1 2.6 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....8 9 15 18 20 23 24 25 25 25 22 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 14 18 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 6 12 19 27 34 40 44 52 56 38 LVORI...............3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................8 15 20 28 35 39 41 44 48 51 26 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 34 37 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 58 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 50 49 48 RH..................51 59 64 69 71 74 80 83 86 86 89 93 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 VRATE KT-FT/1000....20 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 ADI.................12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 29 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR 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 (%).............41 43 45 46 48 50 51 53 55 56 58 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 49 53 57 61 64 66 68 69 70 70 68 RH..................93 89 80 69 62 56 54 51 49 49 49 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.5 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.4 3.8 3.2 2.6 2.0 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 10 13 15 16 17 18 18 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 20 23 25 29 30 31 31 31 31 31 32 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 9 31 47 68 85 104 120 104 88 72 57 LVORI...............5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................14 15 26 34 65 75 84 90 84 77 70 63 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.WILNA.01/AKQ