FNUS71 KAKQ 011312 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 6 7...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 812 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG THE GULF COAST STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN LIFTS NORTHEAST AND OFF THE CAROLINA COAST ON TUESDAY. THE LOW WILL PASS WELL EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK AND FARTHER OUT TO SEA WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3100-48600 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........35 40 44 48 51 55 59 63 65 67 68 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 43 44 44 44 43 42 40 39 39 39 38 RH..............57 55 53 53 53 57 60 67 70 70 70 73 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.6 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 20 18 16 14 13 13 14 17 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2700-19300 FT-MPH). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (7500-20700 FT-MPH). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 21 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. FORECASTER...MCLAURIN REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100301.MU67_.01/AKQ