FNUS71 KAKQ 061115
FWSAKQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIFFITHS NECK...MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MDDNR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
715 AM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SET UP AGAIN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHEAST COAST FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...MAINTAINING DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER. A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN PUSHES
ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION AGAIN LATE FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 16 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (3800-21100 FT-MPH).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........34  32  30  28  25  22  19  16  13  10  8   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............79  83  85  87  88  88  87  84  79  74  71  68
RH..............45  40  36  34  33  34  35  38  47  55  61  68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   9   9   10  10  10  10  9   8   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  25  25  25  25  20  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  14  16  18  18  17  16  14  12  9   9   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-3100 FT-MPH).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    20 MPH LATE.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2300-30800 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...SAMMLER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100406.GRIFF.01/AKQ