FNUS71 KAKQ 221532 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEROENHAKA...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1032 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...COOLER WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED SOUTH INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST ALONG THAT FRONT AND OFF THE COAST BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL RESUME ITS PUSH SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. THE HIGH REMAINS OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY...THEN SHIFTS OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THURSDAY...THEN THROUGH THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES FRIDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (4100-48500 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM SKY (%).........67 59 52 44 42 41 39 37 35 33 30 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 38 37 35 34 32 31 29 28 27 26 26 RH..............62 64 64 66 69 78 78 85 85 85 88 85 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 2.5 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1700-20700 FT-MPH). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. FORECASTER...HURLEY REQUESTED BY...BOBBY CLONTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.CHERO.01/AKQ