FNUS71 KAKQ 151518
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAGON SWAMP...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1018 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
LEADING TO A WARMING TREND. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST TODAY
WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD...AND IMPACT THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH RAIN.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE IN THE ONE HALF INCH
TO ONE INCH RANGE...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-8900 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........34  37  40  41  43  44  45  47  48  43  38  33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  50  51  51  51  51  48  44  40  38  37  37
RH..............39  37  36  34  34  37  44  55  67  73  75  75
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   4   4   3   3   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   7   8   8   8   7   7   6   5   5   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-3000 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-2300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1400-16500 FT-MPH).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MCLAURIN
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100115.DRAGO.01/AKQ