FNUS71 KAKQ 141944
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE POOL RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
244 PM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...WINDY AND COLD WEATHER WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN PASSES JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT...A THIRD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS 25 MPH.                   30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 30 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR TO GOOD (35500-84300 FT-MPH)...INCREASING
                    TO GOOD (110800 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   3   4   5   5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............22  23  24  27  30  32  33  34  34  34  34  33
RH..............57  57  54  50  44  41  39  38  36  36  35  38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  13  12  11
20 FT WIND GUST.35  35  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  25  25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.6 2.5 3.4 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
TRANSP WIND SPD.26  26  26  28  29  29  29  29  30  32  32  31


FORECASTER...RUSNAK
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101215.MIDDL.01/AKQ