FNUS71 KAKQ 031146 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR ADMIN 3 4...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 746 AM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH TODAY...BRINGING CONTINUED SUMMERLIKE CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC TONIGHT THEN STALL OVER NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG THE STALLED FRONT...THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE LOW MOVES OFFSHORE FRIDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION DURING THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9500-10400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2200-42400 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (123800-160600 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........13 14 16 18 20 23 25 27 29 31 33 34 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 91 92 92 92 92 89 86 82 78 75 73 RH..............48 44 43 43 43 43 48 53 63 71 79 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.9 8.6 10 10 9.8 9.5 6.4 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S MIXNG WIND SPD..15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 20 21 23 24 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (105300 FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR (2900-5200 FT-MPH). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2500-41100 FT-MPH). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. FORECASTER...HURLEY REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090603.ADMIN.01/AKQ