FNUS71 KAKQ 190938 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES RIVER PREP...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 538 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OFFSHORE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE STALLING OFFSHORE LATE THIS MORNING. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE JAMES RIVER THROUGH LATE MORNING UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. EXPECT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUST OF 18 KT THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN NLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FEET. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............88 85 85 85 80 80 80 71 71 71 62 62 62 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 67 68 69 69 70 70 71 72 72 72 73 72 RH..................93 93 87 84 84 78 78 76 73 71 71 68 68 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 VRATE KT-FT/1000....10 12 14 16 20 23 26 25 23 22 20 18 16 LVORI...............5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................16 17 17 18 17 30 32 30 28 26 24 23 21 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-750 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....13 13 12 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....12 7 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ADI.................17 14 13 11 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N NE NE N N NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 6 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 5 9 14 11 8 6 6 7 7 LVORI...............6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................4 4 5 6 12 15 13 10 8 8 10 11 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 FORECASTER...MINNICK REQUESTED BY...TORRANTS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120919.JAMES.01/AKQ