FNUS71 KAKQ 140922 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST WF...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 522 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS SOUTH BY THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1300-17500 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............3 3 4 6 9 11 13 15 18 18 19 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................66 65 66 71 77 83 86 87 88 89 89 88 RH..................100 100 100 79 64 53 46 45 42 41 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 8 9 9 9 8 7 5 3 2 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-18100 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................85 80 75 72 70 69 68 67 66 66 65 65 RH..................48 58 71 79 84 87 87 90 90 90 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 8 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (1400-47900 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD (67000-71500 FT-MPH) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............24 24 25 27 28 30 32 33 35 44 54 63 WEATHER COV......... CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................66 67 69 74 80 85 86 86 86 86 86 84 RH..................90 90 87 74 60 51 50 48 46 46 45 46 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 7 8 8 8 9 12 14 16 17 17 17 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DURFEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110914.LATER.01/AKQ