FNUS71 KAKQ 061240 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FAMILY FARMS...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 740 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. 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.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............5 5 21 21 21 20 20 20 17 17 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 40 45 46 48 50 51 51 52 50 48 RH..................82 76 65 65 60 56 54 54 50 54 58 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.7 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 5 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W NW NW N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 9 13 15 15 13 10 9 8 8 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 6 15 26 28 27 24 20 17 16 14 LVORI...............5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 ADI.................3 4 9 34 41 41 38 33 30 29 27 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 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 (%).............17 17 17 14 14 14 11 11 11 22 22 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 41 40 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 35 34 RH..................68 76 76 82 82 79 82 79 82 82 82 85 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 13 12 10 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....11 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 LVORI...............3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................20 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 13 16 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 5 9 11 13 14 15 17 20 24 23 LVORI...............5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 ADI.................5 5 7 10 12 13 14 15 14 13 14 17 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN REQUESTED BY...AARON GAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130206.WESTF.01/AKQ