FNUS71 KAKQ 041335
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUB SANDHILL...DCR-DNH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
835 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY...
...WET WEATHER RETURNS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST FOR THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE AND AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT...THEN CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1800-36200 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........49  48  47  48  50  51  52  53  53  53  54  54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  50  53  55  55  55  53  48  44  42  42  42
RH..............53  47  44  41  40  44  56  65  70  73  73  76
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   5   5   5   4   3   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5               5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 2.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   8   9   9   10  12  13  14  14  13  12  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH
                    LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (400-17200 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 16
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (500-40400
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (72200-120200 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...WAMSLEY
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110304.CHUBS.01/AKQ