FNUS71 KLWX 071713 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO...WV DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 113 PM EDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1325 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED CLOSE TO 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RISES ABOVE 50 PERCENT AND WINDS DIMINISH. THURSDAY WILL TURN OUT BREEZY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT DUE TO AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH. RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........18 19 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 86 88 RH..............24 23 22 20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 25 CWR.............0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........22 16 21 27 32 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 78 73 69 66 63 RH..............26 35 44 53 56 60 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 7 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8 SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 15 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 50 58 68 75 82 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 61 66 69 72 72 RH..............62 67 54 47 41 38 20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 2 S 5 S 9 SW 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 15 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 S 2 S 4 S 7 SW 8 SW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 15 20 25 25 CWR.............0 10 10 40 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...FRANK MCGHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100407.RIO__.01/LWX