FNUS71 KAKQ 201315
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG FIELD RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
915 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT TODAY...
...SHOWERS WITH AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED MONDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH
SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC
STATES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSES
THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-18000 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........7   8   8   9   7   6   4   3   1   0   3   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  67  69  70  71  71  69  66  60  55  52  51
RH..............32  28  26  25  25  25  26  30  39  51  56  61
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   4   4   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.7 3.2 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   NW  W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   5   3   3   3   5   5   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-13300 FT-MPH).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    5400-7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1600-25900 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO
                    GOOD (63200-109800 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.LONGF.01/AKQ