FNUS71 KAKQ 161448
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KUEHNLE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
948 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST MONDAY
NIGHT...THEN TRACKS NORTHEAST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE MIDWEST WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD (45000-72000 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........32  30  28  31  33  36  38  41  44  45  47  48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............38  40  41  41  41  40  38  34  31  29  28  26
RH..............56  53  49  47  45  43  47  49  53  58  63  68
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   9   8   8   7   6   4   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18  17  16  16  16  15  14  13  12  12  12  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2400-13000 FT-MPH).

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (5400-20300 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...MCGEE
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110116.KUEHN.01/AKQ