FNUS71 KAKQ 151243
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM FIELDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
843 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION. A FEW THIN HIGH CLOUDS EARLY...THEN
INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AROUND THE
HIGH WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY NE-E WINDS ACROSS THE REGION AVERAGING
12 MPH OR LESS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN 2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR THIS MORNING (500-28300 FT-MPH)
                    THEN FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON (33500-44999)

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........14  14  15  15  15  26  37  49  60  71  82  85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  58  59  58  58  58  58  57  56  54  55  55
RH..............69  64  60  62  62  64  64  69  74  83  80  83
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  10  10  10  11  11  11  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  16  17  16  16  17  17  18  18  18  18  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (4000-20400 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 32 MPH...INCREASING TO 29 TO 35
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (5300-53900
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
                    (39500-57300 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.FARMF.01/AKQ