FNUS71 KAKQ 081303
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESR MU 13...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
803 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S...ARE
EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY
MID WEEK WITH MOISTURE INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
AS THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 2
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-6100 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........8   7   6   6   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  52  52  52  52  51  49  46  45  43  42  41
RH..............33  32  32  32  32  33  42  49  51  57  60  62
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   4   4   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   NW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   6   5   3   2   2   2   3   3   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (700-1900 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                    7 MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-2200 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.ESRMU.01/AKQ