FNUS71 KAKQ 250348
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUB SNAD HILL RX...DCR DNH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1148 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...BELOW NORMAL RH AND GOOD MIXING FOREAST FOR THURSDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY...ALLOWING A WARM SOUTHERLY
FLOW WITH GOOD MIXING. A 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.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 31 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-30700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (146600-162400 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........38  38  39  39  42  45  48  48  52  55  60  64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  68  70  72  73  74  74  73  70  68  66  65
RH..............45  39  37  35  34  34  34  38  42  45  50  54
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  12  11  11  10  9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  25  25  25  20  20  20  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.9 4.3 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.1 4.6 3.8 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  28  29  30  31  31  30  25  21  17  20  24



FORECASTER...SEYMOUR
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.CHUBS.01/AKQ