FNUS71 KAKQ 221818
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATES RD FIRE...VDOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
218 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1412 EDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH
SUNDAY...PUMPING HOT AND HUMID AIR INTO THE REGION. COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY LIMITED TODAY...BUT SHOULD
BE MORE SCATTERED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (6400-17500 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
SKY (%).........17  20  22  22  23  23  23  22  20  19  16  14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............94  95  95  95  93  91  87  84  82  81  79  78
RH..............41  41  40  46  50  59  67  72  77  82  82  82
20 FT WIND DIR..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
20 FT WIND SPD..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  5
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.4 6.6 6.8 6.8 4.6 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2   1   3   6   10  13  13  12  9   7   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-25200 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-7400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1100-42700
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (54100-89000 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.



FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO
REQUESTED BY...ANGELA CONARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100722.GATES.01/AKQ