FNUS71 KAKQ 221000 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR SAILOR S CREEK BATTLEFIELD...DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION, STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 600 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE PUSHES OUT TO SEA TODAY...AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PIVOT ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AS A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM THE LOW NUDGES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY...WHILE LOW PRESSURE LIFTS SLOWLY INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST REGION. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-24200 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (126100-160700 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........22 26 30 34 32 31 29 26 24 22 24 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 71 72 73 74 75 75 74 71 66 62 58 RH..............39 32 29 26 25 25 25 27 30 37 44 51 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.9 8.9 9.9 11 11 12 12 8.3 4.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 10 7 FORECASTER...HURLEY REQUESTED BY...IRENE FRENTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.SAILO.01/AKQ