FNUS71 KAKQ 301155 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MARSH FINGERS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 755 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...PARTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............20 44 44 44 61 61 61 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 60 60 60 60 59 59 RH..................53 53 53 53 55 60 60 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 20 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....13 13 14 15 16 16 17 VRATE KT-FT/1000....22 23 25 27 27 27 27 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 1 1 1 ADI.................24 25 27 29 30 31 31 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 4 4 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....0 SECONDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............74 74 74 82 82 82 87 87 87 88 88 88 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 58 57 57 57 58 57 57 57 57 57 57 RH..................67 69 75 77 80 80 86 86 90 90 93 96 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E SE SE S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E E E E SE SE S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 15 14 12 9 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 VRATE KT-FT/1000....19 11 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 LVORI...............3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 ADI.................25 18 15 13 8 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....MISSING. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING WEST 18 TO 20 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 (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............86 86 86 80 80 80 71 71 71 68 68 68 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................58 58 59 61 64 67 69 71 72 72 72 72 RH..................93 93 93 87 78 73 68 63 61 59 57 55 CHC OF PCPN (%).....30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......12 13 14 14 14 14 12 10 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 15 15 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 14 16 17 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 20 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 3 3 5 8 10 12 14 17 12 8 4 LVORI...............6 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................10 12 14 16 21 22 22 22 24 20 20 21 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).M M M M M M M M M M M M FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.NORTH.01/AKQ