FNUS71 KAKQ 191138 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MERRY POINT...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY (VADOF) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 738 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON AUGUST 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE... BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST THROUGH FRIDAY...AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING...TURNING SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1800-48100 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (45000-65000 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........59 59 54 44 39 45 51 57 58 58 59 60 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 86 88 89 90 91 92 89 86 84 81 80 RH..............67 61 55 50 47 44 42 46 50 62 69 72 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 4.1 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.8 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 10 7 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-28700 FT-MPH). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2600-48800 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (46800-88700 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...MIKE AHERRON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090819.MERRY.01/AKQ