FNUS71 KLWX 040959
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATBACK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
559 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG SURFACE LOW SLIDING INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE
SLOWLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...KEEPING WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF
THE REGION TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL EXCEED 20 MPH. IN ADDITION...
WEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING
BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE ONLY ASPECT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA
NOT MET IS THE FUEL MOISTURE.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND AND
RELATIVELY WARMER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY...BRINGING RAIN
FOLLOWED BY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MORE BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-4600 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 35 TO 44 MPH...DECREASING TO 30 TO 33
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........3      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     58
RH..............28     30
20 FT WIND......W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.35     30
CWR.............0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8
                    MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      6      10     11     12     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     49     45     41     38     36
RH..............34     50     60     70     79     85
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 7    W 6    W 5    W 5    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.30     15     15     10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6500-6900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........13     15     22     31     37     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     40     51     59     65     66
RH..............89     76     52     40     35     38
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 2    SW 2   S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10
CWR.............0      10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090404.CATBA.04/LWX