FNUS71 KAKQ 101955
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
355 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1514 EDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE
MORE THAN JUST A WIND SHIFT. HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE
AREA FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BRINGING COOLER AND MORE
COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES OVER THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (105000-130900 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM
SKY (%).........35  40  40  42  45  45  43  41  38  37  35  35
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TEMP............97  96  94  92  89  84  81  77  75  74  73  72
RH..............26  27  29  32  42  52  62  66  69  73  76  79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   7   6   4   3   3   3   3   3   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.15  14  12  10  6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.7 7.6 7.5 5.1 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  15  16  17  17  16  12  7   3   3   5   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR TO GOOD (38900-72900 FT-MPH)...DECREASING
                    TO VERY POOR (600-3400 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-6200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2400-24800 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...MCGEE
REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.LATER.02/AKQ