FNUS71 KAKQ 201712
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORTERS WHARF RD EAST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
111 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY THEN SETTLES OVER THE
AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR TO GOOD (55000-71200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........70  65  50  42  37  32  27  22  11  0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  48  48  47  46  43  40  37  36  36  35  35
RH..............53  53  49  47  51  59  67  69  69  69  69  72
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   9   7   6   5   5   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  18  15  15  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.9 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.2 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..15  16  17  17  17  16  15  14  13  12  10  9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2000-45400 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2500-29600 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...RUSNAK
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.SHORT.01/AKQ