FNUS71 KAKQ 091135 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BOARDWALK BALL ISLAND...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 635 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TODAY...THEN SLIDES OFFSHORE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY...AND LIFTS NORTH OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY... THEN PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2200-10600 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........1 2 2 6 9 13 17 20 24 28 32 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 51 51 51 51 50 49 47 46 45 45 44 RH..............56 54 54 54 54 58 61 68 73 76 79 86 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1600-4200 FT-MPH). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1900-19600 FT-MPH). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. FORECASTER...HURLEY REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090209.BOARD.01/AKQ