FNUS71 KAKQ 071131
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES RIVER 6...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
731 AM EDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (3300-41700
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (64100-88100
                    FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........39  42  44  51  59  66  73  80  88  90  92  94
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  72  73  74  75  75  73  69  65  61  58  55
RH..............37  34  33  32  32  32  35  42  50  58  64  72
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  N   N   N   NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   6   6   6   6   4   3   2   3   3   4
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10  5   5   5   5   10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.6 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.0 4.8 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  16  16  16  15  14  12  9   7   5   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 14 TO 20
                    MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (800-47000 FT-MPH).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
                    IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (24100-55300 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.JAMES.01/AKQ