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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOR3...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY- MD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
759 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...DRY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OFF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT
OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200-4500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR /14600 FT-MPH/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...VERY POOR /28100 FT-MPH/.



FORECASTER...WAMSLEY
REQUESTED BY...FREDERICK ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090520.WOR3_.01/AKQ