FNUS71 KAKQ 071010 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 610 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0554 EDT ON AUGUST 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT STAYS OFF TO THE NORTH TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH UPSTATE NEW YORK. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE MID-ATLANTIC TODAY. FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL AGAIN AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS RETURN FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (2300-44900 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (52300-68700 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 41 45 60 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 77 78 81 85 89 91 93 94 94 95 94 RH..............90 94 94 88 75 61 58 52 51 49 48 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.4 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1200-40000 FT-MPH). .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1500-51200 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (61700-74900 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SCALORA REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110807.LATER.01/AKQ