FNUS71 KAKQ 052011
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURLING...NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST SERVICES (NCDFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
311 PM EST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...VERY DRY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BETWEEN 20 TO 25 PERCENT...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN
SETTLE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS A DRY
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST
ON SUNDAY. THE FRONT PUSHES OFF THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT...AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH ON MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2100-38500 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27  25  25  24  24  23  22  21  21  21  21  21
RH..............37  42  42  43  43  47  49  52  52  52  52  54
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..10  9   8   8   7   6   6   5   5   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
MIXNG WIND SPD..16  15  15  15  14  13  12  10  9   9   8   9

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-3200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2100-42800 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...MCNATT
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT 7 OPS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.CURLI.01/AKQ