FNUS71 KAKQ 241554
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT P   PRIV 41...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1054 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE AND THICKEN TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES ON FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...BECOMING CLOUDY
                    (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-21800 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........89  91  92  94  95  97  98  100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....                CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....                RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............46  48  48  49  50  48  47  46  46  47  47  48
RH..............58  56  60  61  63  68  71  73  76  76  79  80
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  10  10  9   9   8   7   8   9   10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23  24  24  23  22  20  17  15  13  10  9   13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 21 TO 23
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2100-5000 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH...INCREASING TO 37 TO 43
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (5500-7900 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO
                    GOOD (60000 FT-MPH) LATE.



FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110224.COMPA.01/AKQ