FNUS71 KAKQ 151106
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES RIVER 3...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
706 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND ATLANTIC CANADA TODAY
AND TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY
TRAVERSES THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...AND THEN TRACKS
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE MID ATLANTIC SATURDAY...AND
PUSH THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-4400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO EAST 12 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (400-46800
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (52900-60700 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........17  17  18  29  40  51  62  73  84  87  89  92
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  66  66  66  66  65  63  60  57  55  53  52
RH..............47  45  45  45  47  48  54  60  69  74  80  86
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   9   10  9   9   9   9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.1 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  16  16  16  17  18  20  20  21  21  22  21

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (5100-49000 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 32 MPH...INCREASING TO 37 TO 44
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (5200-36500
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (57100-98100 FT-MPH) LATE IN THE MORNING.



FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO
REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.JAMES.01/AKQ