FNUS71 KLWX 241639 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SPOTSY CH RX FIRES 10...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1239 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY AND CHILLY CONDITIONS. LOW PRESSURE MAY IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 61 59 57 56 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 46 55 62 67 68 RH..............68 68 55 46 43 43 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 3 S 5 S 6 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 20 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........74 82 88 94 100 98 WEATHER COV..... OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............67 63 60 58 56 55 RH..............47 54 62 72 83 86 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............10 90 90 90 90 90 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................90 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........96 94 94 94 94 73 WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE TEMP............54 53 51 51 52 53 RH..............86 86 83 74 63 52 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 3 N 6 N 10 N 12 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 25 30 25 CWR.............90 90 90 20 20 10 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...GREGG KNEIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.SPOTS.01/LWX