FNUS71 KAKQ 311253 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR NANNY S CREEK...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 853 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND SOMEWHAT BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... DRY WEATHER WITH WEAKENING NORTHWEST FLOW EXPECTED TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST MOVES EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...BRINGING CLEARING SKIES AND MARKEDLY WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (7900-44100 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (65800-87200 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID SKY (%).........31 30 22 15 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 60 63 67 65 63 61 59 59 58 56 54 RH..............36 34 32 30 33 37 43 48 51 51 55 59 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 11 10 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 4.2 4.7 5.2 3.6 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 21 20 17 14 9 6 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1000-42000 FT-MPH). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-17900 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...SEYMOUR REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.NANNY.01/AKQ