FNUS71 KAKQ 281206 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR POCOMOKE FOREST...MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MDDNR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 806 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES LATE TODAY...AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE MAINLY AFTER 3 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING... THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............11 16 20 25 30 32 34 38 40 40 40 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH TEMP................43 48 54 59 64 68 71 73 74 74 74 RH..................82 73 62 56 51 48 47 46 46 47 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.4 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 16 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 22 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 29 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 13 24 36 48 50 50 50 61 73 79 LVORI...............5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................12 24 34 46 55 57 56 55 62 69 71 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...DON KRONNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.POCOM.01/AKQ