FNUS71 KAKQ 041006 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTIOCH PINES UNIT 8 S...DCR DNH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 606 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT... CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE COAST TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF COAST. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION SATURDAY AND SHIFTS OFFSHORE SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NE LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............47 41 41 41 51 51 51 70 70 70 91 91 91 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 30 32 36 41 46 50 52 53 53 53 53 52 RH..................82 82 75 75 59 45 36 35 33 35 36 38 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.1 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......2 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 9 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 10 13 14 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 3 3 10 16 20 21 21 23 24 25 25 LVORI...............5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................4 4 5 6 9 23 28 27 27 22 23 25 27 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 47 44 44 43 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 RH..................52 60 76 79 86 93 96 96 100 96 93 89 CHC OF PCPN (%).....70 70 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E NE NE N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 17 21 24 26 25 22 20 21 22 23 VRATE KT-FT/1000....19 11 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 ADI.................24 18 19 22 22 24 22 20 18 18 20 20 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 99 99 99 86 86 86 57 57 57 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 42 43 45 48 50 53 56 59 61 62 63 RH..................89 93 89 86 77 74 69 62 57 51 48 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).....40 40 40 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.1 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....20 15 13 13 15 16 15 13 12 12 12 13 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 3 3 6 11 16 19 20 20 23 28 34 LVORI...............4 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 ADI.................18 14 11 12 17 22 24 23 22 31 36 41 HAINES INDEX........2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.ANTIO.01/AKQ