FNUS71 KAKQ 281502 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES LANDING...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1002 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST STATES LATE MONDAY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TUESDAY...THEN PUSH OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2800-35800 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (91800-107500 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........66 67 68 65 62 58 55 52 49 46 43 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 40 41 41 42 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 RH..............67 64 62 62 57 57 59 64 70 67 67 64 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.6 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.1 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 22 24 26 29 30 29 29 29 28 28 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (27000-73400 FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR (10100-23700 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (21600-63100 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (62200-102200 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HURLEY REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100228.BARNE.01/AKQ