FNUS71 KAKQ 091155
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHFLATS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
655 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BUT WITH LIGHT
WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST FRIDAY...WITH ITS TRAILING
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-5200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........0   0   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   9   12  15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  54  54  54  54  53  51  47  44  43  42  41
RH..............46  43  39  37  34  31  38  45  52  55  57  59
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   NW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   5   3   3   5   6   6   7   7   7   7   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-1600 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-2300 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.NORTH.01/AKQ