FNUS71 KAKQ 171305
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORN POINT ISLANDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
805 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...THEN DRIFTS OFF THE
COAST TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES STATES
WEDNESDAY...THEN NORTHEAST THROUGH NEW ENGLAND ON THURSDAY. A
TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN LINGER OVER THE EASTERN
SEABOARD THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (4200-47600 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........3   3   4   7   10  13  16  18  21  26  31  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  41  42  42  42  42  38  35  32  31  31  30
RH..............48  46  43  43  41  41  50  59  69  72  75  78
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  E   E   SE  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..11  9   8   7   6   5   5   4   3   2   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.20  15  15  15  10  10  10  5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.4 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   NE  E   E   SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..14  12  10  8   7   6   5   5   5   5   6   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-5000 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 700-2300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 32 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2800-43600 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090217.HORNP.01/AKQ