FNUS71 KAKQ 191016 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST WF...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 616 AM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER NEW ENGLAND AND RIDGING DOWN INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE COAST BY TONIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...THEN SLIDES ACROSS THE AREA DURING TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY...THEN SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............80 80 80 75 70 65 59 54 49 50 51 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 72 71 RH..................84 84 81 78 76 73 71 66 64 62 64 66 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 12 13 13 10 8 6 5 3 5 7 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............52 53 54 56 57 59 60 62 63 66 70 73 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 69 68 67 67 66 65 64 63 62 62 62 RH..................71 73 78 81 81 84 87 90 93 97 97 93 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 12 12 10 9 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............76 80 83 84 84 85 86 86 87 86 85 84 WEATHER COV......... CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 79 77 RH..................100 93 90 84 81 76 71 66 62 58 60 64 20 FT WIND DIR......SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 5 6 7 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DURFEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110919.LATER.01/AKQ