FNUS71 KAKQ 161452
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAGON SWAMP...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
952 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE NORTH LATER TODAY...AS LOW
PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING MOISTURE
TONIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD RAINS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER RETURNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (500-13200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........31  39  46  48  50  52  53  54  55  59  63  67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  46  49  48  48  48  45  42  39  37  36  35
RH..............68  63  54  56  56  56  65  73  82  89  92  96
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   NW  W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   6   7   8   9   10  9   8   6   6   6   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-4600 FT-MPH).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-4800 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100116.DRAGO.01/AKQ