FNUS71 KAKQ 111413 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRK ROGERS COLES CREEK...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 913 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TODAY. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OFF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND PASS WELL OFF THE OUTER BANKS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK...AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (UP TO 36300 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........0 0 6 8 10 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 41 42 42 41 40 36 33 32 30 29 28 RH..............39 37 36 37 39 42 50 58 63 69 75 75 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 13 11 9 10 12 13 14 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-8900 FT-MPH). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 32 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1700-44300 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (67900-96900 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (121800-164900 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO GOOD (110300 FT-MPH) LATE. FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110211.KIRKR.01/AKQ