FNUS71 KLWX 012003 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR GUM LICK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 403 PM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...LEADING TO DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 30 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS HAVE LED TO A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO WILDFIRE SPREAD. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY CROSS THE REGION SUNDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........7 7 9 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 72 75 75 RH..............37 29 24 25 20 FT WIND......W 2 S 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........17 18 18 18 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 66 62 59 56 54 RH..............30 54 65 72 74 74 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 22 22 22 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 54 62 68 72 73 RH..............77 80 70 59 49 46 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 S 6 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...KRAMAR REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.GUMLI.02/LWX