FNUS71 KAKQ 031325
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREAT MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
825 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TODAY WITH NW-N WINDS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL SLOWLY AND AVERAGE IN THE LOWER 50 PERCENT
RANGE. CLEAR AND COLD TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER MOSTLY CLEAR DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR TO GOOD (50500-91000 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........24  23  22  20  18  15  13  11  9   9   9   9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27  28  29  29  30  29  28  27  25  24  23  22
RH..............55  52  50  50  48  48  51  53  57  60  65  68
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  14  14  14  12  11  10  9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.25  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.2 1.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..20  22  25  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  16  16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR THIS MORNING BECOMING FAIR DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON (2500-47200 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-3900 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (8700-46500 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...JON BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.GREAT.01/AKQ