FNUS71 KAKQ 061013
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
613 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 EDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARDS TODAY. A WARM
FRONT OVER NORTH CAROLINA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES TODAY AND BECOME STATIONARY. FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL AGAIN
AFFECT THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (800-49400
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (57500-61300 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63  71  79  79  80  80  81  81  82  81  80  79
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............73  74  75  79  83  85  86  87  87  87  87  86
RH..............93  97  97  88  74  72  68  68  70  68  70  70
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   3   3   4   5   5   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 2.2 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   6   8   9   9   10  13  15  17  18  18  18

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1500-38300 FT-MPH).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2500-45400
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD
                    (57300-92000 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCALORA
REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110806.LATER.01/AKQ