FNUS71 KAKQ 201342
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLAND MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
842 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY LEAD TO
AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER DAY...

GUSTY WEST...NORTHWEST WINDS PREVAIL TODAY AS THE REGION REMAINS
BETWEEN STRONG LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF
BACK BAY...AND BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT WEST OF THE BAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST STATES ON
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST...NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (72300-122200
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (113900-134200 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO GOOD (73000 FT-MPH) LATE.

TIME (EST)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
SKY (%).........5   5   5   5   5   5   4   3   2   2   1   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  41  41  40  37  34  33  32  31  30  29  28
RH..............27  25  25  26  28  32  39  43  45  49  51  55
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15  14  12  11  10  8   8   8   8   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.23  23  20  17  17  15  15  15  15  15  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 5.7 5.8 4.8 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..24  23  22  20  17  16  14  14  13  13  13  13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2000-37800 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 16 TO 18
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1500-46600
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR (47600-59400
                    FT-MPH) LATE.



FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...TIMOTHY CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090220.HOLLA.01/AKQ