FNUS71 KAKQ 300327 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUNI PINE BARRENS NAPS...DCR-DNH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1127 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH OF THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 2300-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............25 44 44 44 58 58 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................64 67 69 70 71 70 70 RH..................45 40 39 38 39 42 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.7 20 FT WIND DIR......E SE SE S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 5 6 8 9 10 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....6 9 14 21 26 31 37 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 1 1 1 ADI.................8 12 14 26 31 36 41 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............71 71 71 77 77 77 80 80 80 78 78 78 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................69 67 65 64 63 62 61 60 60 59 59 58 RH..................47 52 56 60 65 70 72 75 75 80 80 86 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.7 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 15 16 14 10 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....31 21 8 7 5 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 ADI.................9 10 10 9 7 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.ZUNIP.01/AKQ