FNUS71 KAKQ 091509 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMDEN 2...NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST SERVICES (NCDFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1009 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 59. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1600-3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-18200 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........2 2 6 11 15 19 23 27 31 34 38 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 56 55 55 54 52 50 47 46 46 45 45 RH..............43 42 45 45 48 52 58 68 73 76 82 82 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..6 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-5900 FT-MPH). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1100-49900 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (75900-102900 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (51200 FT-MPH) LATE. FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT 7 OPS OFFICER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090209.CAMDE.02/AKQ