FNUS71 KAKQ 281300 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR AERIAL FUEL REDUCTION...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 900 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY IS FORECAST TO BE AT LEAST A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH SATURDAY MORNING AND THE AXIS OF ANY SIGNIFICANT WINDS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE. HOWEVER THERE WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING PERIOD AS A WEAK UPPER LOW TRANSITS THE REGION. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY...STALLING OUT NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM DANNY. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3900-16000 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........77 76 76 75 73 72 71 69 68 67 66 65 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............75 76 77 79 80 81 83 84 86 86 87 87 RH..............90 87 85 79 77 74 70 67 63 63 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW W W W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2200-21600 FT-MPH). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2400-50700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR (54500-55400 FT-MPH) LATE. FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...JON BECK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090829.AERIA.01/AKQ