FNUS71 KAKQ 281054 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR 1 4 6 KITCH FIELD...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 654 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 EDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...WARM AND DRY AGAIN TODAY... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST COASTS TODAY...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND. EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF DRY CONDITIONS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH A SOMEWHAT BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW. MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2000-45600 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (63900-85400 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 3 5 8 10 10 9 9 8 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 69 73 77 80 82 82 82 81 80 80 79 RH..............72 69 58 50 39 37 35 36 37 39 39 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 1.7 2.4 3.4 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.6 3.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 13 14 15 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2000-38800 FT-MPH). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2500-48100 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.146KI.01/AKQ