FNUS71 KAKQ 091527
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PERQUIMANS...NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST SERVICES (NCDFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1027 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-2800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1700-16700 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........3   8   12  17  21  26  30  33  36  40  43  46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  55  54  54  52  51  49  48  47  46  46  47
RH..............45  47  48  50  56  61  68  74  79  86  86  83
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   9   10  12  12  10  8   8   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-8900 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1900-3600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1100-36300
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO VERY POOR TO GOOD
                    (32200-69200 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT 7 OPS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090209.PERQU.01/AKQ