FNUS71 KAKQ 221101 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PLUM CREEK...USDA-US FOREST SERVICE (USFS) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 701 AM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 46 48 52 58 64 66 68 70 71 70 69 RH..................93 83 74 63 51 43 40 39 37 39 40 42 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 8 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 6 6 8 12 14 14 14 13 13 14 13 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 4 9 15 21 26 30 31 31 30 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR 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 (%).............0 0 0 3 3 3 9 9 9 18 18 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................66 61 57 55 53 52 51 50 50 49 49 48 RH..................47 58 67 72 77 77 80 83 80 86 88 90 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....18 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE x09x09 AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............30 30 30 34 34 34 35 35 35 40 40 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 49 51 57 65 72 75 76 77 78 77 77 RH..................93 86 80 73 58 49 43 40 39 37 40 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 2 4 6 9 12 16 16 16 16 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121022.PLUMC.01/AKQ