FNUS71 KAKQ 011311
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY GROVE 51...TNC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
811 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-5800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1400-42400
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (47100-84600 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
TEMP............45  48  50  51  52  52  50  46  42  40  38  37
RH..............47  40  37  36  35  35  39  45  55  59  67  70
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11  12  12  12  11  11  9   6   3   3   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25  20  15  5   5   5   10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 4.0 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  20  17  16  15  15  14  13  13  13  14  14

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2500-23800 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-2900 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 12
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3300-28800 FT-MPH).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS.



FORECASTER...MCLAURIN
REQUESTED BY...BOBBY CLONTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100301.PINEY.01/AKQ