FNUS71 KAKQ 091555
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG RANGE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1055 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 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-2600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1700-8500 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........8   9   15  21  26  32  38  43  48  52  57  61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  48  48  48  48  45  42  40  39  38  38  37
RH..............53  47  47  47  47  55  65  73  76  82  82  85
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  5   5   5   10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..W   W   SW  S   SE  S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..2   1   2   3   5   5   6   6   7   8   9   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-4400 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-19100 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090209.HOGRA.01/AKQ