FNUS71 KAKQ 141320 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG ROOT POND...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 820 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA TODAY THEN MOVES OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES SUNDAY...THEN INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST WELL OFF THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-2800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-20700 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........63 66 70 68 66 65 63 62 60 60 60 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 43 44 44 44 43 42 41 40 38 37 36 RH..............51 51 51 51 51 55 57 59 62 70 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..W SW SW SW S S S S S SE NE N MIXNG WIND SPD..3 6 8 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (600-21000 FT-MPH). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (30000-75200 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...LEWITSKY REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090214.HOGRO.01/AKQ