FNUS71 KAKQ 051259 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR G POOL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 759 AM EST THU NOV 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHEAST TO A POSITION OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY FRIDAY...BRINGING MAINLY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING MUCH LIGHTER WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1500-47700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (40800-59800 FT-MPH) LATE. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........39 33 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 27 24 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 61 61 61 61 60 59 57 55 53 52 51 RH..............62 60 60 58 58 58 60 67 72 74 71 71 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 14 18 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 30 35 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.4 4.1 4.8 5.4 3.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 15 21 26 32 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3300-49100 FT-MPH). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...DECREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (16500-59100 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (104900-148400 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (72700-93500 FT-MPH) LATE. FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091105.GPOOL.01/AKQ