FNUS71 KAKQ 091323
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORTERS WHARF...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
823 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-3200 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-13400 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........0   0   0   1   2   4   5   6   7   11  14  17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  58  59  60  60  59  56  51  46  44  42  41
RH..............46  42  37  34  31  28  35  42  50  54  58  63
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   NW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   7   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-4600 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1800-2600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-13900 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.SHORT.01/AKQ