FNUS71 KAKQ 261220 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR NASAWANGO...MD DNR FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 820 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL LIFT TOWARD THE AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....0 SECONDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............4 4 10 10 10 17 17 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 60 62 64 66 66 65 65 RH..................53 46 41 37 33 34 34 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.3 1.7 2.7 4.1 5.3 5.1 4.8 3.8 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NE NE NE N N 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 8 8 7 6 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N NW NW NW NW W TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....10 12 16 21 25 24 27 23 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 ADI.................15 20 25 27 28 31 35 36 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....0 SECONDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING EAST AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 11 11 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 60 57 54 52 50 49 48 47 46 46 46 RH..................37 42 48 52 56 60 61 63 64 65 65 65 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.6 1.4 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 N N N NE E NE N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W S S NW SE SE E N NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....16 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................29 14 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....MISSING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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 (%).............11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 51 54 58 62 65 66 66 66 65 65 64 RH..................63 60 58 48 39 34 33 33 33 34 34 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 2.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 5 5 8 10 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 9 24 41 39 33 26 22 20 19 LVORI...............3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 ADI.................2 2 2 3 31 46 43 37 29 24 21 20 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).M M M M M M M M M M M M FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.NASAW.01/AKQ