FNUS71 KAKQ 081557
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN POND UNIT3A...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1057 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 TEENS TO LWR 20S...ARE EXPECTED 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 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (0-39800 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........8   7   7   6   5   5   4   3   3   3   3   3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  54  55  55  55  52  47  43  40  39  38  37
RH..............23  21  20  19  19  31  45  55  59  64  67  67
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.0 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  15  15  16  13  10  7   7   7   8   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-9800 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-2800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1400-14000 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...RUSNAK
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.SWANP.01/AKQ