FNUS71 KAKQ 241552 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PASQUOTANK...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1052 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 EST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE MAINLY AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY TODAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST...WILL DIMINISH TODAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WEST BUILDS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE HIGH GRADUALLY PUSHES OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY...THEN STALLS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE SOUTHEAST REGION ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (22600-41800 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........14 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 14 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 40 40 41 42 42 38 34 31 30 29 28 RH..............38 35 30 30 29 34 41 49 53 58 60 63 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 2.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..13 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 FORECASTER...MCNATT REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT 7 OPS OFFICER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.PASQU.09/AKQ