FNUS71 KAKQ 231127 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 727 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN ORIENTED WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...LINGERING ALONG THE COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-19200 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 98 95 93 93 93 93 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT TEMP................73 72 74 75 77 77 78 78 79 79 79 RH..................97 97 93 90 87 82 79 79 77 79 79 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 13 14 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1600-12800 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............93 93 93 94 95 96 97 97 98 95 91 88 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................76 73 72 71 71 72 71 70 69 70 70 70 RH..................85 93 97 100 100 93 97 100 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 14 13 13 14 14 12 10 8 8 7 7 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1000-5700 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............84 81 77 79 81 82 84 85 87 86 85 84 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................70 69 69 70 73 76 78 79 80 80 79 78 RH..................100 100 100 100 90 82 76 74 72 72 77 79 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 8 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO REQUESTED BY...TOM CREWS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110923.LATER.01/AKQ