FNUS71 KAKQ 081444
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT F...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
944 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS QUEBEC BUILDS SOUTH ACROSS
THE EASTERN SEABOARD THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE
TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
SOUTH OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON
THURSDAY...WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT
MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-33100 FT-MPH).

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........27  32  34  36  38  41  43  45  44  43  42  41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  47  48  48  49  45  42  39  36  35  34  33
RH..............41  38  39  39  39  47  53  62  69  69  72  75
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 2.7 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   7   7   8   9   12  13  13  13  12  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1400-15600 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110308.COMPA.01/AKQ