FNUS71 KAKQ 031551 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR GODWIN...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1151 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...A WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE AREA. ALL ZONES WILL BE VERY DRY WITH MOST LOCATIONS HAVING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE GULF COAST STATES THURSDAY...BRINGING INCREASING MOISTURE AND RAIN BY LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............47 47 47 11 11 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 54 56 56 55 54 RH..................31 27 24 24 25 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.9 5.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 20 FT WIND DIR......N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 12 12 12 12 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....48 58 69 71 72 71 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................46 50 54 55 56 55 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR 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 (%).............6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 12 12 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 47 43 41 38 37 36 35 35 34 34 34 RH..................29 37 45 50 57 61 67 69 72 75 75 78 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......5.6 4.1 2.6 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW N N NE E E NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 10 8 7 5 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....53 35 19 11 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 ADI.................47 37 27 16 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............15 15 15 24 24 24 36 36 36 60 60 60 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 36 39 44 51 55 56 57 57 57 56 55 RH..................75 72 64 53 39 34 32 31 31 34 37 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.5 0.5 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.4 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE E E E E E SE SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 13 14 13 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 6 7 15 18 20 23 29 35 32 27 23 LVORI...............4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 ADI.................4 5 6 5 25 24 27 32 38 37 26 23 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 FORECASTER...SCALORA REQUESTED BY...MIKE PETRUNCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.GODWI.01/AKQ