FNUS71 KAKQ 200925
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH END HAZ...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
525 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES 20 AND 30 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 (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 500 FT IN THE MORNING...1200 TO 1500 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1500-14000 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  60  63  66  67  68  67  66  64  60  57  55
RH..............45  37  34  30  29  28  29  30  34  41  47  51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   6   7   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  5   10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   7   8   8   9   9   10  10  10  12  12  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-2400 FT-MPH).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1900-50600
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR (52300 FT-MPH)
                    LATE.



FORECASTER...RUSNAK
REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.NORTH.01/AKQ