FNUS71 KAKQ 091210
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG WOODS SITE PREP2...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
810 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...CONTINUED DRY TODAY BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS...

A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING...AND PUSHES OFF THE COAST BY AFTERNOON. A STRONGER AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...LIFTING A WARM FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. A COLD FRONT
WILL THEN CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES ON SATURDAY...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-7900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1000-41400
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (62300-84400
                    FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........20  20  20  19  18  17  18  18  19  19  25  31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  61  64  65  66  65  64  60  55  53  50  48
RH..............42  38  32  31  29  29  32  39  51  54  63  68
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   8   9   9   7   5   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10      5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 6.9 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.2 4.9 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  S
MIXNG WIND SPD..8   10  12  13  13  13  14  14  14  10  7   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (30600-58200
                    FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR (800-3000
                    FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    30 TO 35 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1500-49500
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (137200-147800 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...CURRY
REQUESTED BY...BOBBY CLONTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.BIGWO.01/AKQ