FNUS71 KLWX 161738 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW ROAD RUN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 138 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1320 EDT ON JULY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF I-95. THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERS THE REGION ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES PERIODIC UNSETTLED CONDITIONS INTO NEXT WEEK. .THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8400-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........47 47 47 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 82 RH..............51 46 46 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 CWR.............20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 46 46 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 78 75 73 71 70 RH..............51 60 66 66 63 63 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 2 SW 1 W 1 NW 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL LATE...DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 61 61 64 64 64 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 71 74 77 78 78 RH..............61 61 65 65 58 58 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 4 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 10 CWR.............30 30 30 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...WOODCOCK REQUESTED BY...JUNE WELLS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090716.NEWRO.01/LWX