FNUS71 KAKQ 041246
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM FIELD 1 3 9...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
746 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 40S
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3900-9100 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........56  53  50  48  45  47  48  50  52  53  55  56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............39  39  40  42  43  44  45  46  46  45  44  43
RH..............70  73  73  70  70  70  68  68  71  73  79  82
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  9   8   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  13  12  12  10  12  12  13  13  12  12  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1800-3200 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1700-8000 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...ALEXANDER
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110304.FARMF.01/AKQ