FNUS71 KAKQ 181121 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES RIVER...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 721 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IS ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHEAST U.S. WITH LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING AND SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...AND WILL PERSIST ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............21 21 21 23 23 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 74 75 75 75 75 RH..................43 40 37 37 38 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.0 2.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....23 23 23 23 22 22 VRATE KT-FT/1000....39 52 64 61 56 52 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................44 52 57 55 52 49 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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 (%).............26 26 26 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 71 67 64 61 58 56 54 53 52 51 51 RH..................43 46 54 60 65 72 77 83 86 89 93 93 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.0 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......9 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....22 21 21 18 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 VRATE KT-FT/1000....37 21 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 ADI.................52 31 16 14 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............28 28 28 33 33 33 41 41 41 40 40 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 53 56 61 66 71 73 75 76 77 77 77 RH..................89 83 74 65 54 46 44 41 40 40 40 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 15 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 VRATE KT-FT/1000....6 6 6 11 17 24 30 36 41 40 38 37 LVORI...............5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................7 7 7 11 24 31 36 40 43 42 41 40 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120518.JAMES.01/AKQ