FNUS71 KLWX 081520 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD FIRE...WV DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1120 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1048 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE A BIT HIGHER THAN RECENT DAYS...WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND FREQUENT WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 45 83 91 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............69 74 78 79 RH..............55 50 42 39 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 6 S 8 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 25 25 CWR.............0 10 10 60 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................90 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1900-3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 29 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........95 100 89 84 77 55 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 66 59 56 52 50 RH..............43 54 62 64 71 66 20 FT WIND......SW 10 W 9 W 7 W 8 W 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8 W 7 W 5 W 6 W 7 NW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 15 15 20 20 CWR.............90 90 60 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7500-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 29 MPH...INCREASING TO 31 TO 32 MPH LATE. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 35 34 33 32 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 47 50 53 55 55 RH..............63 63 54 46 41 41 20 FT WIND......NW 8 W 7 W 8 W 10 W 11 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 W 5 W 6 W 8 W 8 W 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 25 25 25 CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...F MCGHEE COMMUNICATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100408.WILDF.01/LWX