FNUS71 KAKQ 141232 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHING BAY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 731 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW STRATUS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH AT LEAST 1000-1100 HOURS...THEN HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA BREAKING UP AND LIFTING CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH BY MID AFTERNOON. FRIDAY WILL BE A DAY OF TRANSITION AS HIGH PRESSURE SITS OFF THE COAST AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 51. MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WEST WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 1200-1600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............46 46 21 21 21 13 13 13 9 9 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 36 38 39 41 42 44 44 44 45 42 RH..................78 72 70 67 62 62 57 57 55 53 60 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW W W W W W W SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 6 7 6 5 3 5 5 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 12 12 13 12 9 8 8 8 9 8 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 4 7 9 12 11 11 11 11 11 7 LVORI...............4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................7 5 5 11 15 16 16 16 16 16 10 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 40. MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............9 9 9 11 11 11 20 20 20 32 32 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 38 38 40 41 41 41 40 40 40 40 40 RH..................64 73 70 64 62 62 62 62 62 64 64 64 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 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 S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................8 7 7 7 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 56. MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 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 SKY (%).............39 39 39 53 53 53 58 58 58 50 50 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 40 43 46 49 51 52 53 53 53 53 50 RH..................64 67 62 58 54 50 48 46 46 46 48 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 1.8 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S SW SW W W W SW W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 7 7 7 8 10 13 14 14 13 10 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 3 4 7 13 23 33 31 28 23 14 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 ADI.................3 3 5 5 8 20 32 32 31 36 31 16 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 FORECASTER...DEROSA REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130214.FISHI.01/AKQ