FNUS71 KAKQ 101648
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAPO BACKSTREET...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1248 PM EDT TUE AUG 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1230 EDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN DRAPED NORTH OF THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING VERY WARM CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.
THE FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
WITH CHANCES OF LATE DAY AND EVENING STORMS EACH DAY. THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL EVENTUALLY STALL OUT JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY
AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING S.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (14900-49600 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........0   0   19  27  35  38  41  44  44  36  33  30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............93  94  94  93  93  92  91  89  87  84  81  80
RH..............50  45  43  42  46  47  53  59  65  74  74  74
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   5   5   7   7   6   6   6   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 3.2 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   7   9   10  13  14  14  14  14  14  13  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 3
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (900-37100 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY..THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
                    WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL
                    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-20000 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...BILL GIESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100810.CRAPO.01/AKQ