FNUS71 KAKQ 041420
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT E...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
920 AM EST TUE JAN 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE THIS MORNING AS A DRY COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (52-62 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3000-51500 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........51  56  62  57  51  42  32  23  13  12  12  11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  41  43  43  44  43  42  40  37  36  35  34
RH..............48  46  45  45  45  47  48  52  59  61  61  64
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  11  10  9   9   9   8   8   8   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  25  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22  23  23  23  23  21  18  15  13  12  13  14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2600-10700 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (4900-54500
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO VERY POOR TO FAIR
                    (26600-56900 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MCGEE
REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110104.COMPA.01/AKQ