FNUS71 KAKQ 201025 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTIOCH PINES UNIT 8...DCR DNH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 625 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SWING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE THEN SETTLES IN FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............46 42 42 42 47 47 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 52 54 54 55 55 55 RH..................27 25 25 24 23 22 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.9 2.8 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.7 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 7 8 9 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 13 12 10 12 14 15 VRATE KT-FT/1000....38 43 44 45 57 71 82 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................47 50 47 46 54 48 53 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............57 57 57 70 70 70 85 85 85 87 87 87 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RS RS RS TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 50 47 44 42 41 40 39 39 38 38 37 RH..................25 31 40 46 50 52 57 59 62 62 64 64 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.3 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S SW SW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 3 5 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 10 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW S S S SE SE S S SW W NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 10 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 15 18 VRATE KT-FT/1000....49 21 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 9 12 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 ADI.................39 29 6 6 7 5 5 4 5 7 13 17 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............83 83 83 79 79 79 70 70 70 51 51 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 36 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 RH..................67 67 67 59 52 48 42 41 36 34 33 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 1.1 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.6 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......9 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....21 22 22 22 21 20 18 18 18 20 21 23 VRATE KT-FT/1000....17 21 25 37 47 56 61 67 74 84 98 113 LVORI...............3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................18 19 20 24 46 49 50 52 54 60 67 74 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.ANTIO.01/AKQ