000 FNUS71 KAKQ 091410 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHING BAY UNITS 5A AND 6A...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 910 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL ALLOW BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONG AND VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AND USHER IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION. MAX 45 TO 47. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION. 33 TO 38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ADI.................35...DECREASING TO 27 UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 34 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4 LATE. LVORI...............2. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION. INCREASING TO 2200-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (11000-28400 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............31 26 20 14 9 3 4 5 6 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 38 40 41 44 46 46 46 46 44 RH..................64 57 54 50 40 37 37 35 35 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.9 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD......12 13 13 12 10 10 9 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 20 20 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....21 20 17 16 14 13 13 12 10 9 VRATE KT-FT/1000....16 20 22 25 26 28 28 26 24 15 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 ADI.................24 27 28 29 28 28 37 34 31 4 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 29. MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. ADI.................4. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (500-6800 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............7 8 10 12 14 15 17 19 18 17 16 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 38 35 33 32 31 31 30 30 30 29 27 RH..................44 50 56 61 63 66 66 72 72 72 75 78 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 ADI.................3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 54. MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADI.................7...INCREASING TO 16 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 32 LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 49 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 54...DECREASING TO 20 LATE. LVORI...............3. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 2800-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1300-46200 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............14 13 15 18 20 22 25 27 35 43 51 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 30 35 41 46 48 50 51 51 53 51 50 RH..................78 78 66 55 47 44 41 37 39 39 41 42 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.6 20 FT WIND DIR......SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 7 8 10 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 5 11 19 26 33 39 43 45 46 34 LVORI...............4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 ADI.................6 7 6 16 27 36 44 48 53 53 54 20 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 FORECASTER...DEROSA REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120209.FISHI.01/AKQ