FNUS71 KAKQ 151342 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR KUEHNLE TRACK UNITK...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 842 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 43. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING FM 3700-4800 FT AGL INTO THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....FAIR /46300 FT-MPH/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /46300-52580 FT-MPH/. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........38 40 45 40 40 45 45 53 61 69 70 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 40 41 43 43 43 43 40 37 34 33 32 RH..............52 46 42 38 38 36 36 41 48 56 58 61 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 15 15 12 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N MIXNG WIND SPD..14 13 12 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-12000 FT-MPH). .PRESIDENTS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (5100-43300 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115100-125400 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090215.KUEHN.03/AKQ