FNUS71 KAKQ 151317
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ADMIN COMPLEX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
817 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION TODAY...BEFORE PUSHING OFF
THE COAST WEDNESDAY. RH VALUES WILL AGAIN FALL BELOW 30% FOR MOST
AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH WINDS
SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFFSHORE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK...WHILE ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM
THE WEST ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO GOOD (19600-66500 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   2   3   5   6   8   9   11  13  15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  46  47  47  49  49  47  45  41  37  35  33
RH..............45  37  29  26  27  27  31  35  38  43  49  53
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  9   9   9   8   8   7   5   3   2   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  20  20  15  15  15  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 2.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  23  18  15  14  14  14  13  10  9   7   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-13100 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (800-47700 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...ALEXANDER
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.ADMIN.04/AKQ