FNUS71 KAKQ 151816 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR NAMAZENE...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 116 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1307 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 51. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4400 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (55500 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID SKY (%).........2 4 6 7 9 10 13 15 18 20 23 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 51 51 51 47 42 37 35 32 30 29 28 RH..............23 24 26 27 30 35 38 43 49 51 53 55 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 2.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 10 10 10 9 7 6 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (700-13100 FT-MPH). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1800-34400 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (45200-76900 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT REQUESTED BY...A CONARY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110215.NAMAZ.01/AKQ