FNUS71 KAKQ 151448
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE MNT...VA DEPT OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
948 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0943 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE PUSHING
OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY. RH VALUES WILL AGAIN FALL BELOW 25% FOR MOST
AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH WINDS
SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE AFERNOON OR EARLY EVENING 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 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1200-50800 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........1   1   1   1   3   6   8   9   10  11  14  18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  45  48  51  52  52  52  52  49  45  41  38
RH..............50  41  33  27  23  22  22  24  27  30  35  38
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   3   3   1   1
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.0 1.6 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  14  14  13  10  9   8   8   8   8   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-11000 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1000-50600
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (46100-88800 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...TRACY MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110215.FLUVA.01/AKQ