FNUS71 KAKQ 231403
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEITH MORRIS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
903 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY...

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES...AND HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED ACROSS THE
MIDWEST. THE HIGH WILL SLOWLY BUILD EASTWARD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN OFFSHORE FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200-6600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 31 TO 33 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR TO GOOD (47000-79700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT (163400-188300 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........15  20  25  30  29  28  27  26  25  24  23  22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............34  35  37  38  38  38  38  36  34  33  32  31
RH..............39  36  32  29  29  28  27  32  36  41  43  47
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..19  19  20  20  19  19  18  18  17  17  16  15
20 FT WIND GUST.30  30  35  35  30  30  30  30  25  25  25  25
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..31  32  32  32  32  32  32  33  33  33  33  32

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3400-4000 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (137800-178300 FT-MPH)...DECREASING
                    TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (78200-126400 FT-MPH) LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND
                    13 MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (31700-70100 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090223.KEITH.01/AKQ