FNUS71 KAKQ 151230 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHING BAY...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 730 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OUT TO SEA THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY UNSETTLED CONDITIONS AND A COOLER CANADIAN AIRMASS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-2400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............25 31 31 31 58 58 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 51 52 53 53 52 50 RH..................60 56 54 52 50 52 56 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.7 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 3 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 12 13 13 13 13 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 14 19 22 24 26 17 LVORI...............3 3 2 2 2 2 3 ADI.................10 20 28 31 33 35 25 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. 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 (%).............84 84 84 90 90 90 95 95 95 92 92 92 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 44 43 41 40 40 39 39 38 37 37 36 RH..................65 73 73 79 79 76 79 76 76 79 79 79 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 60 60 60 60 60 60 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 SW W NW N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 6 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W NW N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 13 17 21 20 17 15 14 13 12 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 LVORI...............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................10 10 14 13 9 13 12 13 9 8 8 7 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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 (%).............88 88 88 90 90 90 92 92 92 94 94 94 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW SW SW SW SW SW SW TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 35 36 36 37 37 37 37 37 37 36 36 RH..................82 78 79 79 75 72 70 67 67 67 69 67 CHC OF PCPN (%).....40 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 10 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 15 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 6 12 19 19 17 17 17 17 18 17 LVORI...............6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................6 6 7 11 23 23 21 21 21 21 23 22 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FORECASTER...BILLET REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130215.FISHI.02/AKQ