FNUS71 KAKQ 041338 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 41 20 COMP P...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 838 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2200-41900 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........54 53 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 41 44 45 46 46 46 43 41 41 41 41 RH..............54 52 49 49 49 51 53 62 70 70 70 73 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 9 9 7 6 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.2 1.2 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.13 14 14 15 15 15 14 13 10 9 9 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1500-12900 FT-MPH). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3500-30700 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...WAMSLEY REQUESTED BY...KEITH MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110304.UNIT4.01/AKQ