FNUS71 KAKQ 071330 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLFPIT-UNIT K...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 830 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THIS MORNING. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AND OFF THE COAST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST INTO THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. YET ANOTHER LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST MONDAY NIGHT...THEN PASS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED FLURRIES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3900-47300 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (37600-70600 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........79 79 79 82 85 88 91 94 97 96 95 94 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....SW SW TEMP............37 37 38 38 38 37 35 33 31 30 30 29 RH..............50 48 46 44 42 42 45 51 56 60 63 69 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 8 7 5 3 2 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 15 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.5 3.8 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W NW NW N NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 14 12 8 6 5 6 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-14300 FT-MPH). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100-8700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 28 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1600-44000 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (202400-241100 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110107.WOLFP.01/AKQ