FNUS71 KAKQ 021632
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIGHT...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1232 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1240 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THIS
AFTERNOON....AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES NORTHWARD SOUTHEAST OF CAPE
HATTERAS. HURRICANE EARL WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE ACCELERATING
NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR TO GOOD (50900-66100 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........67  68  72  75  79  82  86  89  89  90  90  90
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............87  88  88  88  88  87  85  82  79  77  75  74
RH..............53  52  50  50  52  55  63  69  74  79  84  87
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   8   8   7   7   7   8   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  10  15  15  15  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 2.8 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  16  16  16  16  15  15  14  14  14  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3000-48100 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-7700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3300-52900
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (73800-123400 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...MIKE PETRUNCIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100902.KIGHT.01/AKQ