FNUS71 KAKQ 051418
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FEREBEE...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
918 AM EST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...VERY DRY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BETWEEN BELOW 30 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR TO GOOD (44200-77000 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............26  27  29  29  29  30  27  25  22  21  20  19
RH..............40  37  32  32  31  29  33  36  41  45  49  51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..14  12  11  11  10  10  8   6   4   3   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  20  20  15  15  15  10  5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..20  20  18  18  18  17  16  15  14  12  9   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-21800 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1100-44700 FT-MPH).



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