FNUS71 KAKQ 061046 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES RIVER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 646 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA STARTS TRACKING UP THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST. ANDREA WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN VIRGINIA OR JUST OFFSHORE LATE FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............88 92 92 92 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................73 75 77 78 78 77 76 RH..................71 66 64 62 62 67 69 CHC OF PCPN (%).....30 30 30 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.2 1.7 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 10 10 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 16 17 18 20 20 VRATE KT-FT/1000....15 23 31 40 40 40 38 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................33 38 44 49 53 56 58 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............95 95 95 95 95 95 96 96 96 97 97 97 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................75 74 73 72 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 RH..................71 76 79 81 87 93 93 93 93 93 93 97 CHC OF PCPN (%).....50 50 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.9 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 17 16 15 13 12 10 12 12 12 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....31 24 17 11 6 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 LVORI...............3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ADI.................30 25 14 12 10 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 7 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............99 99 99 99 99 99 97 97 97 93 93 93 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................70 70 71 72 72 73 75 77 78 79 79 79 RH..................93 93 90 87 90 87 82 79 76 74 72 72 CHC OF PCPN (%).....90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E E S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 10 14 15 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 13 14 14 14 14 16 20 22 22 20 18 VRATE KT-FT/1000....3 3 3 4 5 6 11 17 24 24 21 20 LVORI...............5 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................12 14 15 15 15 18 26 36 45 44 42 38 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130606.JAMES.01/AKQ