FNUS71 KAKQ 021333 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PURCELL...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY (VADOF) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 933 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY (FEW-SCT CLOUDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 4-5K FT DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON) OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED TO OUR NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND...WHILE A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 78. MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6000 FT AGL BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1000-37100 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (54400-69000 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........4 15 27 38 49 48 48 48 47 47 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 75 77 78 79 79 79 77 73 68 65 62 RH..............46 41 37 36 35 35 35 40 48 61 65 72 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 4.1 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (900-37500 FT-MPH). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1600-38100 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (41500-58600 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING. FORECASTER...LEWITSKY REQUESTED BY...CONLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090902.PURCE.01/AKQ