FNUS71 KAKQ 041444 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2A 3A AND SWAN POND...MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MDDNR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 944 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE. A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT THROUGH THE AREA. LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............60 65 70 76 76 76 86 86 86 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 33 35 37 38 39 39 38 38 RH..................55 50 45 40 39 39 40 44 48 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.5 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 1.8 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW W W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 17 17 17 17 16 14 12 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....24 34 37 41 43 38 32 26 16 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 ADI.................30 36 37 40 41 36 31 26 7 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............90 92 92 95 95 95 97 97 97 91 91 91 WEATHER COV......... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ SW SW SW SW SW RS RS RS RS RS RS TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 35 35 34 34 34 33 33 34 34 34 35 RH..................54 61 64 69 72 75 78 82 82 85 89 85 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 8 8 8 9 10 13 14 15 15 15 14 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 ADI.................6 5 5 5 6 7 11 13 13 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130204.UNIT2.01/AKQ