FNUS71 KAKQ 101522
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORTERS WHARF UNIT 7A...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1022 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS THE INITIAL WARM
FRONT DISSIPATES OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND FLOW
REMAINS SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH
FRIDAY. A SECONDARY FRONT PUSHES MORE MOISTURE INTO THE REGION
LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RAIN EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (8200-13000 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........53  53  53  56  59  62  64  67  70  72  74  75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  60  63  66  65  64  62  57  53  50  49  49
RH..............60  48  42  38  37  41  46  55  64  71  71  71
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SE  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   8   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   8   8   9   9   10  9   8   7   7   7   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-4800 FT-MPH).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1300-2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1400-24500 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...SEYMOUR
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100310.SHORT.01/AKQ