FNUS71 KAKQ 241139
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY GROVE 38...TNC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
739 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUNSHINE AND GOOD MIXING...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TODAY...AND THEN
SLIDES OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT SETTLES SOUTH INTO
THE REGION ON FRIDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE FROM THE WEST CROSSES THE
MID ATLANTIC STATES. HIGH PRESSURE FROM EASTERN CANADA RETURNS ON
SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-6400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1300-39900
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (69800-82600
                    FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
TEMP............63  66  68  69  70  69  66  64  58  55  53  51
RH..............36  30  27  25  24  24  29  35  47  53  59  63
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   8   8   7   5   3   1   1   1   2
20 FT WIND GUST.20  15  15  15  15  15  10  5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.4 4.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   SW  S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  18  16  16  15  15  14  12  10  7   5   3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1600-51300
                    FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR (700-1100
                    FT-MPH) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 28
                    TO 30 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1000-36600
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (118700-136700 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...BOBBY CLONTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.PINEY.01/AKQ