FNUS71 KAKQ 301100 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR POCOMOKE FOREST...MD FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 700 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING... THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............28 38 38 38 55 55 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 56 57 57 58 58 57 RH..................46 43 42 41 42 42 43 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.9 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 3 3 5 7 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 10 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N NE E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 3 2 1 2 5 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....10 8 5 3 7 12 17 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................14 11 6 5 8 11 16 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 30 30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.3 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 9 10 13 15 16 16 16 15 13 12 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....17 15 12 11 8 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 ADI.................17 17 16 16 13 14 15 14 13 12 8 7 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 FORECASTER...RUSNAK REQUESTED BY...DON KRONNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.POCOM.02/AKQ