FNUS71 KAKQ 301032 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUNI PINE BARRENS NAPS...DCR-DNH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 632 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............21 45 45 45 61 61 61 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 64 66 67 68 68 68 RH..................50 48 45 43 41 42 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 7 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 8 8 8 8 9 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....20 21 23 26 27 29 32 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................25 25 26 21 23 25 27 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .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)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........2 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 (%).............72 72 72 80 80 80 86 86 86 85 85 85 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................66 65 62 60 59 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 RH..................52 56 65 72 78 86 86 86 86 86 90 90 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.0 2.4 1.8 1.3 0.8 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 E E SE S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 14 14 13 10 8 6 3 2 2 5 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....31 27 21 14 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 ADI.................28 28 25 19 7 5 4 2 1 2 3 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.ZUNIP.01/AKQ