FNUS71 KAKQ 251747 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP E-- WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1247 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EST ON JANUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THIS EVENING. THE LOW THEN TURNS NORTHEAST UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WEDNESDAY. THE STORM DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1800-15600 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID SKY (%).........55 60 64 70 76 82 84 87 89 91 94 96 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............46 46 46 46 44 41 39 37 36 35 35 36 RH..............55 55 55 60 67 73 82 89 96 96 96 92 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S SE SE SE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S SE E NE NE NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 6 3 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (700-3100 FT-MPH). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3200-27400 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110125.COMPE.01/AKQ