FNUS71 KAKQ 261217
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOE 4...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
717 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY...
...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH
FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN
STALLS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ALONG
THIS BOUNDARY SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN TRACKS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4200 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1300-46700 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........49  49  48  48  48  48  48  48  48  51  54  57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  56  59  60  61  62  59  56  54  52  50  48
RH..............39  37  33  33  33  33  39  45  50  54  61  65
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   5   5   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.4 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
MIXNG WIND SPD..16  14  12  12  13  13  13  12  10  9   9   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1800-15900 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 33
                    TO 40 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2200-50200
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (82200-116500 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (125500-148700 FT-MPH) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO GOOD (93300 FT-MPH)
                    LATE.



FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.TAYLO.01/AKQ