FNUS71 KAKQ 021436
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KUEHNLE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
936 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE TRACKS EAST ALONG SOUTHEAST COAST THIS MORNING...THEN
LIFTS NORTHEAST AND OFF THE CAROLINA COAST LATER TODAY. THE LOW WILL
PASS WELL EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE ON A
NORTHEAST TRACK AND FARTHER OUT TO SEA WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2200-23800 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........89  93  96  97  97  98  99  99  100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....                                CHC CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE....                                RS  RS  RS  RS
TEMP............42  42  43  43  43  42  40  39  37  36  36  36
RH..............60  62  62  65  65  70  76  82  89  96  96  96
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   4   4   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 1.9 1.3 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   8   8   6   3   2   6   10  15  18  21  22

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-1400 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 30
                    MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (12600-36700 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 31 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (26500-65200 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100302.KUEHN.01/AKQ