FNUS71 KAKQ 251217
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
717 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT
OVER INLAND AREAS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE LATE TODAY INTO THURSDAY.
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY AND MOVES THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALLS OVER THE CAROLINAS AND OFF THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (500-30200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........26  29  31  33  36  38  38  37  35  34  33  31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27  34  40  43  46  48  49  50  51  51  47  43
RH..............62  50  39  33  28  25  22  21  21  27  36  50
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   5   5   6   8   8   8   8   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.    5       10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.6 2.3 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 2.9 1.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..SE  S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..6   8   9   9   9   9   8   8   8   9   12  13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1400-16000 FT-MPH).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-28500 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.TAYLO.01/AKQ