FNUS71 KAKQ 221314
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GDR SITE PREP...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
914 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY INTO
SATURDAY...THEN MOVE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST ON SUNDAY.
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY...AS A STRONG AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-33200 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (36100-60800 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........4   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  62  63  64  64  63  62  59  55  51  48  46
RH..............42  39  36  34  34  34  33  39  47  56  63  65
20 FT WIND DIR..N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   8   7   7   6   4   3   2   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  15  15  15  15  15  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 3.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  16  15  13  12  10  9   8   6   5   3   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (400-20500 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (500-47100 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...WAMSLEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.GDRSI.01/AKQ