FNUS71 KAKQ 281512
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHFLATS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1012 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 24 TO 29
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (12000-50500
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (64400-94000
                    FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM
SKY (%).........61  58  55  52  49  46  42  39  36  33  30  27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  41  39  38  37  37  37  37  36  35  35  35
RH..............59  57  62  67  70  67  61  59  61  61  61  61
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  10  9   9   9   9   10  9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  15  20  20  20  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 3.7 2.5 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28  29  29  29  29  29  28  28  25  24  22  21

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (6300-35300 FT-MPH).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (18500-62800
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (57600-103900 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100228.NORTH.01/AKQ