FNUS71 KAKQ 181312 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY GROVE UNITS 10 11...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 912 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH LIGHT NE WINDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AND WILL PERSIST ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............28 29 29 29 30 30 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 72 74 74 75 75 74 RH..................49 46 41 40 40 40 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.4 2.0 2.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 25 25 25 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....23 24 25 25 25 25 25 VRATE KT-FT/1000....27 42 56 69 67 63 58 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................36 46 55 62 61 59 56 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 24 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 (%).............31 31 31 32 32 32 34 34 34 35 35 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 70 67 64 61 58 55 54 52 51 51 51 RH..................44 49 54 60 67 75 83 86 93 96 93 93 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....24 24 23 21 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 VRATE KT-FT/1000....41 23 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 ADI.................46 34 17 16 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............37 37 37 40 40 40 43 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 52 55 59 65 70 72 74 75 75 76 76 RH..................93 89 80 69 56 47 44 43 41 41 42 42 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 9 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 18 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 VRATE KT-FT/1000....7 8 10 14 18 23 28 34 39 39 38 37 LVORI...............6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................8 8 13 13 26 30 34 38 43 42 42 41 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...BOBBY CLONTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120518.PINEY.01/AKQ