FNUS71 KAKQ 112304
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASSATEAGUE RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
704 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION EARLY THIS EVENING...AND
PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE
FRONT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 15 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 18
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTH 28 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1600-39200
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR (54900 FT-MPH)
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........67  73  68  62  57  54  52  50  49  48  47  45
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TEMP............53  50  49  48  47  46  44  43  42  42  41  40
RH..............93  96  86  77  71  68  68  67  65  60  57  59
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  17  17
20 FT WIND GUST.30  30  30  30  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.0
MIXNG WIND DIR..W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..8   7   12  18  25  28  29  29  30  31  31  29

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (29600-51000 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...DON SAVEDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.ASSAT.02/AKQ