FNUS71 KLWX 301903
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATBACK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
303 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE MID ATLANTIC THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TOWARDS THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL
ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.
AS OF NOW...THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 1 MPH...BECOMING EAST 1 TO 3 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........37     47     51     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     54     60     62
RH..............58     46     36     35
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 5   S 6    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-1600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........57     64     64     64     76     76
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     54     49     46     43     42
RH..............42     50     63     73     86     89
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
CWR.............0      10     10     10     30     30

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........76     91     91     91     98     98
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............40     40     45     49     51     52
RH..............100    100    93     86     83     83
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 6   SE 7   SE 6   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10
CWR.............30     80     80     80     80     80

$$
FORECASTER...LASORSA
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090331.CATBA.01/LWX