FNUS71 KAKQ 091258 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORTERS WHARF RD EAST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 858 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...BECOMING DRIER AND BREEZY FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS TODAY. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING AROUND 30 PERCENT...WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER RISK DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD DOWN FROM NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 28 TO 37 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2500-20800 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (97900-145500 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........21 23 24 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 19 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 63 63 66 63 64 61 58 55 52 50 49 RH..............54 48 43 34 36 34 36 40 45 52 54 54 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 17 16 16 15 14 12 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.8 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N MIXNG WIND SPD..36 37 36 33 32 30 28 24 20 18 20 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (27400-76700 FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR (1800-13800 FT-MPH) AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (6700-24000 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090309.SHORT.01/AKQ