FNUS71 KAKQ 041024 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 624 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...AND SLOWLY CROSSES INTO THE AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT STALLS NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEM LEE STREAMS NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (1600-40300 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 34 39 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 66 69 72 76 79 82 84 85 85 87 85 RH..................100 97 90 81 71 64 58 55 53 53 50 51 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 9 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2300-26800 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............45 48 50 52 53 55 57 58 60 57 58 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................84 82 79 76 74 74 73 72 72 71 70 69 RH..................53 56 62 69 74 76 79 81 84 87 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 .LABOR DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (2400-52200 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (68800-100700 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............62 63 65 68 71 74 77 80 82 84 86 87 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP................69 70 71 73 76 78 80 81 82 83 84 83 RH..................97 93 90 87 79 76 72 72 69 67 65 67 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 6 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 12 12 14 16 18 21 22 24 26 29 31 FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110904.LATER.01/AKQ