FNUS71 KAKQ 021441
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURLING...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
941 AM EST MON FEB 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND INTENSIFIES ALONG THAT FRONT OFFSHORE OF
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY...BEFORE TRACKING NORTHEAST TO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY LOW
DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY...AND MOVES
OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS THURSDAY.
NEITHER OF THESE LOW PRESSURE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE A TENTH OF AN
INCH OR LESS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 9
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2500-24700 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........36  45  52  60  67  75  82  89  90  91  92  93
WEATHER COV.....                            CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............53  54  54  54  54  52  50  48  47  46  45  44
RH..............61  59  59  61  61  69  77  83  86  89  93  93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  NE  N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   7   5   5   5   4   4   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  5   5   10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W
MIXNG WIND SPD..18  16  15  14  12  9   6   3   2   2   5   12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 12
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (500-39700 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR TO GOOD (40300-88300 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...RUSNAK
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT 7 OPS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090202.CURLI.01/AKQ