FNUS71 KAKQ 071223 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR WICOMICO...MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MDDNR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 823 AM EDT WED JUL 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0819 EDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE NEARS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FROM THE EAST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6900-8600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 5200-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1600-25700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (55300-101700 FT-MPH) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........1 3 4 6 7 9 13 17 21 25 30 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 90 93 95 97 97 97 97 96 95 91 86 RH..............72 59 47 41 37 34 35 38 40 47 59 69 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 4.7 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.6 8.6 7.5 6.4 5.2 3.6 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING EAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (500-37400 FT-MPH). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO FAIR (3400-47700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (53600-60600 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...GINGRICH REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100707.WICOM.01/AKQ