FNUS71 KAKQ 091634 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1234 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1223 EDT ON AUGUST 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDING OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400-8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1000-38700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (55200-96700 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........61 61 58 56 53 52 50 50 49 47 46 44 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............92 94 96 96 96 96 92 89 86 84 81 79 RH..............49 46 42 42 42 47 52 59 70 77 82 85 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 11 12 12 7 6 5 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.3 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.0 4.7 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 13 9 7 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (29200-58300 FT-MPH)...DECREASING TO VERY POOR (1000-2600 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH LATE. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1600-32700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (105800 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110809.LATER.02/AKQ