FNUS71 KAKQ 221051 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST FIRE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 651 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN LINGER NEAR THE COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-26000 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............40 63 75 87 88 90 92 93 95 95 96 96 WEATHER COV.........ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT TEMP................69 68 68 71 73 76 79 81 82 83 83 82 RH..................100 100 100 93 90 82 74 72 69 67 67 69 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 2 1 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1500-12500 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............96 96 96 97 97 98 99 99 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................80 76 73 72 72 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 RH..................74 85 93 93 93 93 97 93 97 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 8 9 10 12 12 10 8 7 8 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (800-4700 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 99 99 99 98 98 98 98 98 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF 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 CHC CHC TEMP................71 70 70 72 74 76 78 79 80 80 79 79 RH..................93 97 97 90 84 79 76 74 72 72 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E SE S S S S SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 6 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN REQUESTED BY...TOM CREWS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110922.LATER.01/AKQ