FNUS71 KAKQ 151551 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR KUEHNLE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1051 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED OFF THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR A MILDER SOUTHWEST FLOW. A WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1600-42600 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........26 27 35 43 51 61 72 82 82 82 83 83 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 41 42 42 41 39 39 38 37 37 38 38 RH..............53 47 46 45 48 51 54 57 56 59 57 57 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 13 14 13 11 10 10 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.3 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 22 23 23 22 21 20 18 18 18 18 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3200-8400 FT-MPH). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (3500-36500 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO VERY POOR TO FAIR (33300-56100 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...ALEXANDER REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110115.KUEHN.01/AKQ