FNUS71 KAKQ 071022 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 622 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY. MOISTURE FROM THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM LEE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...HURRICANE KATIA WILL RECURVE WELL OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY THURSDAY AND WILL STAY WELL OUT TO SEA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3100-13000 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (48800-64500 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............79 79 80 81 81 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.........SCT SCT SCT SCT LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT TEMP................78 79 80 81 83 84 85 86 86 86 86 85 RH..................92 90 88 79 74 72 70 65 65 65 65 67 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 16 17 18 20 20 20 18 17 16 16 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (800-30100 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............80 80 80 80 81 82 82 82 82 83 84 84 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCT SCT TEMP................83 80 78 77 76 75 75 74 73 73 72 72 RH..................72 79 85 87 87 90 90 90 93 93 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 8 6 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1700-49400 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............85 86 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 84 80 80 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................72 73 74 76 80 83 85 85 86 86 86 86 RH..................93 90 87 85 74 70 65 67 65 65 65 65 20 FT WIND DIR......E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...KYLE KRZYWICKI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110907.LATER.01/AKQ