FNUS71 KAKQ 291030 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR POCOMOKE SF...MD. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 630 AM EDT FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TODAY FROM THE WEST TODAY...BRINGING LESS HUMID AND MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL BECOME CENTERED ALONG THE COAST ON SATURDAY... THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY...THEN DROP INTO THE CAROLINAS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN TRACK ALONG THE FRONT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1500-22700 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (97200-113900 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........8 1 9 17 25 35 46 56 66 77 87 70 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............66 69 71 71 71 71 70 69 67 65 61 59 RH..............45 39 36 35 35 35 36 37 42 46 56 60 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 11 10 10 9 8 6 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 4.4 2.4 0.4 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W NW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 20 21 20 20 20 17 15 12 9 9 FORECASTER...HURLEY REQUESTED BY...DON KRONNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110429.POCOM.01/AKQ