FNUS71 KAKQ 171113 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR NASSAWANGO...MD DNR FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 713 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING...LOCATING OVER NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY OVER THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 10 MPH. CLOUDY AND WET CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONABLE NORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............52 52 39 39 39 33 33 33 34 34 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................66 69 71 72 73 75 77 77 73 72 71 RH..................65 61 53 48 43 43 41 38 40 42 44 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 20 FT WIND DIR......N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N N N N NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 12 13 14 14 13 10 8 6 3 2 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 3 7 11 16 15 13 11 7 4 3 LVORI...............3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................4 5 9 15 23 22 19 16 11 7 5 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. 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 (%).............40 40 40 47 47 47 63 63 63 77 77 77 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................68 65 62 61 59 58 57 56 56 55 55 56 RH..................51 56 65 67 72 75 75 77 77 83 86 86 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.5 1.0 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 E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 7 9 9 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 LVORI...............2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 ADI.................5 6 7 7 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 6 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 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 (%).............82 82 82 85 85 85 87 87 87 84 84 84 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 58 61 63 67 69 70 70 70 69 69 67 RH..................83 83 78 72 63 57 57 57 57 59 61 65 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 12 12 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 3 6 10 13 16 18 19 16 14 11 LVORI...............4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 ADI.................7 7 8 9 16 19 22 22 22 20 18 16 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 FORECASTER...MINNICK REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130517.NASSA.01/AKQ