FNUS71 KAKQ 131412 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWATER RX...USFWS BLACKWATER NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 842 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY... HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS OVER THE REGION TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND SETTLES OVER THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THE PERSISTENT DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY ENHANCE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1400-49800 FT-MPH)... INCREASING TO GOOD (42100-79900 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........43 37 34 36 39 41 43 45 45 43 40 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 52 52 53 53 52 50 47 46 45 44 RH..............43 40 38 38 38 41 44 51 55 58 60 62 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 25 25 25 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.0 1.1 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.24 25 26 28 28 28 24 21 18 21 22 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3800-19700 FT-MPH). .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING WEST 26 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (4400-46600 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO VERY POOR TO FAIR (26100-58400 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO VERY POOR (5700-7200 FT-MPH) LATE. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. FORECASTER...HURLEY REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110213.BLACK.01/AKQ