FNUS71 KLWX 201156 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SPOTSY CH RX FIRES 09...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 756 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 15 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE DRY CONDITIONS. MINIMUM RH VALUES SATURDAY WILL BE CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT...BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-8700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 53 63 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 49 53 53 RH..............49 39 31 27 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300-8100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 16 13 8 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 45 41 38 35 34 RH..............29 41 46 52 59 58 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 2 SE 1 S 1 S 0 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...GREGG KNEIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.SPOTS.01/LWX