FNUS71 KAKQ 041859 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT D B...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 159 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 EST ON FEBRUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...GUSTY NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... LOW PRESSURE WELL EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OUT TO SEA THIS AFTERNOON. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS HIGH THEN SETTLES INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 21 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (76900-108800 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM SKY (%).........77 73 70 67 63 60 59 57 56 54 53 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 34 33 31 29 27 26 26 25 24 24 23 RH..............53 53 53 58 60 63 63 63 65 68 71 71 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 12 11 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 4.8 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..21 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1700-2700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 25 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....FAIR TO GOOD (49600-91400 FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR TO FAIR (32700-53900 FT-MPH) AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 23 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (61100-95200 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090204.UNITD.01/AKQ