FNUS71 KAKQ 061128 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR HANDLEY ROAD...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 628 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT AND RETREATS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. EXPECT LOW MIXING HEIGHTS THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF COAST THURSDAY...AND INTENSIFY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION. DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH DRY BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING (50-70 PERCENT)... MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON (20-30% PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............32 32 32 27 27 27 22 22 22 18 18 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 31 33 37 41 42 44 45 45 46 44 43 RH..................97 97 94 75 67 55 49 45 45 42 45 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.6 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 4 5 6 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 7 8 10 12 17 20 20 20 20 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 8 10 10 10 15 20 20 18 17 16 13 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 2 4 5 6 15 36 43 39 35 31 19 LVORI...............6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................3 4 5 8 26 42 48 50 47 42 37 33 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............16 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 35 35 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 38 36 34 32 31 31 30 29 29 28 28 RH..................55 59 64 69 75 78 78 81 85 81 81 81 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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......N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......8 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 ADI.................16 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............50 50 50 62 62 62 74 74 74 87 87 87 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................27 28 30 34 37 39 41 42 42 42 42 41 RH..................81 75 72 61 54 50 48 46 48 50 55 59 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 3 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E SE E TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 4 5 7 10 13 16 17 18 19 14 LVORI...............4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................5 5 7 7 17 18 19 21 21 22 22 19 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130206.HANDL.01/AKQ