FNUS71 KAKQ 071313
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTIOCH PINES UNIT 3...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY (VADOF)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
913 AM EDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. A BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN STALLS
ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST
ALONG IT. THE FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (74100-96600 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........31  31  32  33  41  48  56  63  71  78  82  85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  69  72  74  75  76  76  74  70  65  61  57
RH..............43  39  35  33  33  32  32  35  44  54  60  69
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   7   6   6   6   6   5   4   3   3   4
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 3.4 5.1 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 4.6 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  17  17  16  16  15  14  13  10  8   6   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (700-48800 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (8400-57700
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (48600-63400 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.ANTIO.02/AKQ