FNUS71 KAKQ 111402 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY GROVE UNITS 9 26 27 51...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1002 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...AND BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH AND MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 62 65 68 69 70 71 72 72 RH..................59 46 38 32 28 26 27 26 27 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.6 3.0 4.4 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 6 7 8 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....19 36 52 57 57 61 62 57 57 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................6 53 62 63 63 62 60 58 56 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 67 63 58 54 51 49 47 46 45 45 45 RH..................30 36 43 51 59 66 71 76 79 82 86 86 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.9 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW W S SE SE S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 10 9 7 5 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....39 19 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 ADI.................46 35 10 7 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 4 4 4 9 9 9 14 14 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 48 51 57 64 70 73 74 76 77 78 78 RH..................86 86 80 64 48 39 35 33 31 31 30 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 3.3 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 20 FT WIND DIR......SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 2 13 23 34 36 37 38 38 38 38 LVORI...............6 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................2 3 3 3 30 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...BOBBY CLONTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120511.PINEY.01/AKQ