FNUS71 KAKQ 131430
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT-1A  1B...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
930 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE
MIDWEST TODAY. THE HIGH BECOMES CENTERED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND
MID ATLANTIC REGIONS ON FRIDAY...BEFORE MOVING OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST ON SATURDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY...THEN
SOUTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR TO GOOD (51300-80200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........17  17  17  15  13  11  9   7   5   9   14  18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............29  30  31  31  31  31  31  30  29  28  28  27
RH..............63  60  58  58  56  56  58  60  66  66  66  65
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15  15  15  15  14  14  14  13  11  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25  20  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  24  24  24  23  23  24  25  25  25  25  24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (29000-57900 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-5200 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (26300-67400
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (51700-83800 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HURLEY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE STACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.UNIT1.01/AKQ