FNUS71 KAKQ 151427
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE CURRITUCK MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
927 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A WEAK TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. CANADIAN
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3200 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR /44180 FT-MPH/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
                    /44180-46000 FT-MPH/.

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........30  32  34  44  54  64  74  84  86  88  90  92
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  44  43  43  43  41  39  36  36  35  34  34
RH..............63  57  59  58  57  62  67  75  73  74  75  75
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..14  12  11  10  9   8   7   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.2 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..16  15  14  13  13  12  10  10  9   8   8   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS (20 PERCENT)
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1700-12600 FT-MPH).

.PRESIDENTS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS (20 PERCENT)
                    EARLY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 21 TO
                    22 MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (16600-58400
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (72300-107900
                    FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...LEWITSKY
REQUESTED BY...JON BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090215.MIDDL.01/AKQ