FNUS71 KLWX 041331 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR CATBACK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 931 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 05. 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. CURRENTLY 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURES ARE EXCEEDING 10 PERCENT BECAUSE OF YESTERDAYS RAIN...WHICH IS THE ONLY ASPECT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA NOT BEING MET. 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURES ARE PROJECTED TO DROP A PERCENT OR TWO BY AFTERNOON. 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) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 11 7 5 3 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 41 49 54 58 59 RH..............67 65 46 35 29 28 20 FT WIND......W 14 W 14 W 14 W 14 W 14 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 40 35 35 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 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 $$ FORECASTER...KONARIK REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090405.CATBA.01/LWX