FNUS71 KAKQ 251140
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUB SANDHILL NAP...DCR-DNH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
740 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE FURTHER OFF THE COAST TODAY AS A
WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE CAROLINAS LATE IN THE DAY.
AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION ON THURSDAY BEFORE A TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE
AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (500-16600 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........51  58  65  71  78  84  86  87  88  89  90  92
WEATHER COV.....                                    CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                    RW  RW  RW
TEMP............44  46  47  48  48  48  48  48  46  45  44  44
RH..............47  43  42  42  44  46  47  49  58  62  70  73
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  8   6   4   4   5   8   8   8   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  15  10  5   5   10  15  15  15  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..12  12  12  10  9   8   8   9   12  13  14  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2300-7200 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...MCNATT
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.CHUBS.01/AKQ