FNUS71 KAKQ 091448 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR HERTFORD COUNTY...NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST SERVICES (NCDFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 948 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 (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-20100 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........4 4 10 17 23 29 35 41 45 50 54 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 59 60 60 61 57 54 51 49 48 47 46 RH..............42 39 37 39 38 45 52 61 66 71 74 79 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.6 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-12400 FT-MPH). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-24800 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (55700-92200 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (112200-133100 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO FAIR (59600 FT-MPH) LATE. FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT 7 OPS OFFICER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090209.HERTF.01/AKQ