FNUS71 KAKQ 141123 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PUBLIC LANDING...MD DNR FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 723 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON OCTOBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...UNSEASONABLY COOL AND WET CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE EAST COAST AND MOIST NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW CONTINUES. THE SLOW MOVING WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS BRINGING RAIN AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE MID ATLANTIC AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-90 PERCENT) MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR IN THE MORNING BECOMING POOR TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON (33100-59700 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........68 73 77 82 85 88 91 94 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............58 58 58 58 58 58 58 57 56 54 53 52 RH..............55 51 51 53 53 53 55 59 66 69 74 80 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 3.6 2.1 0.6 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 14 13 10 9 10 13 14 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (4500-28000 FT-MPH). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 38 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (7500-30500 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091014.PUBLI.01/AKQ