FNUS71 KAKQ 061157 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG ISLAND...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 657 AM EST FRI NOV 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON NOVEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST TODAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA...WITH A BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING COOL DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS. THE HIGH SLIDES OFF THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT...AND WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE EAST COAST THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH...DECREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (24200-63600 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (78300-127200 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (42800-69200 FT-MPH) LATE. TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID SKY (%).........16 13 11 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 54 53 52 49 46 43 42 42 41 41 40 RH..............40 39 39 43 50 58 67 70 70 73 73 76 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 11 10 9 9 7 7 6 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 18 17 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.4 4.2 4.0 2.7 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.24 23 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 10 9 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-20500 FT-MPH). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-14300 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091106.LONGI.01/AKQ