FNUS71 KAKQ 162243
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ADAMS BRIDGE...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY (VADOF)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
643 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1838 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GREAT LAKES EAST INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL PULL A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOW
DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY OVER INLAND
SECTIONS OF VIRGINIA...BUT FIRE DANGER WILL BE MITIGATED BY LESS
WIND THAN OCCURRED THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION
AND BELOW NORMAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (121800 FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY
                    POOR TO FAIR (3300-52200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........46  46  41  43  44  49  49  49  48  47  45  43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............89  85  80  77  75  73  71  70  69  68  67  67
RH..............37  45  52  58  64  68  73  76  78  84  84  84
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..11  10  9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.25  20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  20  16  16  16  17  18  18  18  18  17  16

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600-7800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (3200-40700
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (62000-102000
                    FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING.



FORECASTER...GINGRICH
REQUESTED BY...ANGELA CONARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100916.ADAMS.01/AKQ