FNUS71 KAKQ 121502
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CREEF FARM UNIT 3 3 8...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1002 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 EST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE COAST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY
AND WARMER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY LATE (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (14900-55900 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........74  70  65  61  51  41  32  22  12  2   2   2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............38  38  38  37  37  37  37  36  35  35  34  32
RH..............54  52  52  52  50  48  47  49  49  49  53  56
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  12  12  11  10  9   8   7   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  25  25  25  20  20  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  14  15  16  17  17  17  17  18  20  22  23

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-1500 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (27400-63100
                    FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR (11400-12900
                    FT-MPH) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 10
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (8000-29300 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...FLECHTNER
REQUESTED BY...HELEN CZERNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.CREEF.01/AKQ