FNUS71 KAKQ 291155
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS FIRE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
755 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0745 EDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH TODAY. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN
LINGER NEAR THE VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL THROUGH 10 AM...INCREASING TO
                    2600-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (600-36100 FT-MPH)...BECOMING
                    FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........49  46  43  40  37  34  31  28  27  27  26  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............78  81  84  88  91  92  94  94  96  96  95  94
RH..............94  91  79  72  61  56  52  49  49  49  51  54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   SW  SW  SW  S
20 FT WIND SPD..1   3   3   5   5   6   6   6   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.4 1.9 2.6 3.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  W   W   SW  S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5   3   6   7   9   10  10  10  10  9   9   9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-20700 FT-MPH).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-4800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (6400-55000
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (61600-75000
                    FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...ALEXANDER
REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110729.MORRI.01/AKQ