FNUS71 KAKQ 251321 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWATER MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 821 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT FOR DRY WEATHER. LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DRY WEATHER RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 38 41 43 44 45 46 46 45 44 RH..................60 54 44 40 38 37 36 36 36 39 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.0 1.5 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.4 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 14 14 13 10 8 7 7 6 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....10 18 25 27 26 24 21 20 18 11 LVORI...............2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................12 26 35 35 32 27 24 22 21 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 (%).............30 30 30 36 36 36 41 41 41 65 65 65 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 37 35 33 32 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 RH..................46 54 59 63 66 69 69 66 69 72 72 75 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.3 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 NE NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W W W NW N E NE NE NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH. 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 (%).............90 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 33 36 39 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 48 RH..................75 78 75 70 67 70 70 73 75 79 80 80 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 20 20 30 40 50 70 80 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.1 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 10 13 18 23 24 24 23 24 26 28 30 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 2 8 20 36 36 34 32 33 34 36 27 LVORI...............4 4 4 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................4 5 9 30 52 53 50 39 41 43 45 26 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...STEVE STACK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130225.BLACK.01/AKQ