FNUS71 KAKQ 231917 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR HAIGWOOD BURN...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 317 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY... RELATIVELY LOW MIXING HEIGHTS OF AROUND 2 THOUSAND FEET OR A LITTLE HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS (THROUGH 5 PM) AND AGAIN DURING THE WARMER PART OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............14 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 19 19 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................79 79 79 73 67 62 60 59 57 57 56 55 54 54 54 RH..................36 36 36 44 54 65 69 72 77 75 77 77 80 80 80 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.2 2.2 2.2 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....14 15 15 10 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................20 21 21 16 9 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 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 (%).............17 17 17 18 18 18 21 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 54 55 59 67 74 78 80 82 83 83 82 RH..................83 86 83 75 56 48 40 36 35 34 34 34 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.0 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 5 6 7 9 12 10 9 7 7 7 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 2 4 6 10 13 14 15 17 18 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................2 2 2 3 7 8 15 19 19 20 21 22 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 FORECASTER...ALEXANDER REQUESTED BY...REID HILDRETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121023.HAIGW.02/AKQ