FNUS71 KAKQ 081005
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
605 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0556 EDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL RESULT IN
ANOTHER HOT DAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON
TUESDAY...THEN CROSSES THE REGION ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE GRADUALLY RETURNS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES
FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-7600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1500-48800
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (65500-100300
                    FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15  14  14  15  17  18  20  21  23  23  24  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  76  78  82  87  91  94  96  97  97  97  97
RH..............90  90  85  74  63  56  47  43  39  38  38  39
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   5   5   5   5   6   7   8   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 3.1 4.5 5.5 6.6 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   9   10  12  12  13  14  15  15  15  14  13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (500-45500 FT-MPH).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (600-48300
                    FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (120500-133700 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110808.LATER.01/AKQ