FNUS71 KAKQ 311248
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORN POINT...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
748 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TODAY
BRINGING COLD BUT DRY CONDITIONS TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE
HIGH WILL SHIFT OFF THE COAST ON SUNDAY...ALLOWING FOR A WARMING
TREND. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND WILL SLOWLY TRACK UP THE EAST COAST MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100-5300 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD /69200 FT-MPH/ AT IGNITION AND IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........15  15  14  14  13  13  13  12  12  12  11  11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............34  36  38  38  38  39  36  34  31  31  31  31
RH..............41  36  32  31  29  28  33  38  45  47  49  51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..15  15  15  14  12  11  11  10  10  9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.23  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW
MIXNG WIND SPD..20  17  16  16  15  15  14  13  12  12  12  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2500-18300 FT-MPH).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3600-33100 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090131.HORNP.01/AKQ