FNUS71 KAKQ 081110
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUBLIC LANDING...MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MDDNR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
710 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION
TODAY...THEN SHIFT OFFSHORE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN PUSHES OFF THE COAST
BY LATER SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ALONG OR NEAR
THE CAROLINA COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST ALONG THE STALLED FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (3500-37200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........3   3   4   5   6   7   8   8   9   10  15  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  58  61  63  65  67  69  68  67  66  64  63
RH..............69  64  60  56  54  50  49  51  54  56  60  62
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   8   7   7   7   6   6   5   4   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  5   5   10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  15  14  12  12  12  10  9   8   8   9   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2100-27100 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO
                    31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3400-48400 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...ALEXANDER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.PUBLI.01/AKQ