FNUS71 KAKQ 221735
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BISHOPSHEAD...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1235 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE
OFFSHORE TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR NEW ENGLAND THE
REST OF THE WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2400-7500 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............45  46  47  47  46  46  45  44  44  43  43  42
RH..............60  63  65  71  73  79  82  82  89  89  93  96
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   8   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  17  17  17  15  14  12  13  13  12  9   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-4300 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (7100-35700 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.BISHO.01/AKQ