FNUS71 KAKQ 081356
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANDLEY RD BURN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
856 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...WARM...DRY AND BREEZY TODAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING...AND
WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. EXPECT WARM TEMPERATURES
TODAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND
30 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE REGION FROM THE NORTH ON MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2700-44500
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO POOR TO GOOD
                    (41500-69600 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........49  47  46  38  30  22  20  18  16  14  12  10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  53  55  58  60  61  61  61  61  57  53  48
RH..............56  56  52  49  45  42  39  38  40  44  51  53
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  12  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  25  25  20  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.6 0.5
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..15  16  17  18  20  20  20  20  18  16  14  16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2500-22100 FT-MPH).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-2600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2100-18000 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...BILLET
REQUESTED BY...BILL GIESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090208.HANDL.01/AKQ