FNUS71 KAKQ 131345 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK ISLAND BAY...USDA-US FOREST SERVICE (USFS) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 845 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...VERY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY...WITH DRY NORTHWEST WINDS PREVAILING ACROSS THE REGION. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING MOISTURE TO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2400-47900 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD /104000 FT-MPH/ AT IGNITION. MAX...EXCELLENT /123800 FT-MPH/ IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (50600 FT-MPH) LATE. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........27 30 34 34 34 35 35 35 36 36 37 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 52 54 55 53 51 50 48 47 46 45 RH..............48 42 39 36 35 38 42 44 47 51 58 62 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 14 12 11 9 7 5 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 20 20 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.7 3.9 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..28 29 28 26 24 21 15 8 3 5 7 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-14700 FT-MPH). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (6000-12500 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...MCNATT REQUESTED BY...JON BECK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090213.BUCKI.01/AKQ