FNUS71 KAKQ 231033
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG POND   TRACK 15...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
633 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 25
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A DRY COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS
EARLY TODAY. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH MIDWEEK. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
WEDNESDAY...THEN PUSH NORTHEAST OF THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY. LOW
PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2600-52000
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
                    (39600-58700 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........25  20  14  9   4   4   3   3   3   2   2   2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  46  47  48  49  50  50  49  48  46  42  40
RH..............60  55  49  46  40  37  36  36  37  42  48  52
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..15  16  15  14  14  12  12  11  10  9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.9
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..22  22  22  21  20  18  16  14  13  12  12  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2100-33300 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR TO GOOD (38700-62200 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.LONGP.01/AKQ