FNUS71 KAKQ 091559
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STATON GROUP...NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST SERVICES (NCDFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1059 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 (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (200-49800 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........0   0   0   6   11  17  22  28  33  35  37  39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  64  66  67  67  67  65  61  56  53  51  48
RH..............40  36  32  31  30  28  35  42  48  55  62  69
20 FT WIND DIR..E   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 3.9 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   SE  E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5   7   10  10  9   8   7   6   5   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-10700 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5900-6400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING
                    TO 4000 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1200-45500
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (77200-106000
                    FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (51100 FT-MPH) LATE.



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...SARA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.STATO.03/AKQ