FNUS71 KLWX 291934 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HONE QUARRY RIDGE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 334 PM EDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE REGIONS WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A WARMING TREND LATER TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL OCASSIONALLY GUST OVER 20 MPH. THESE TWO FACTORS COMBINED WITH RELATIVELY LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES UNTIL SUNSET TODAY...PARTICULARLY OVER WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. FUEL MOISTURES WILL LOWER FURTHER TOMRROW...AND WINDS WILL REMAIN AT SIMILAR SPEEDS. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE HIGHER AS GULF MOISTURE MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE MID ATLANTIC. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION MONDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING AT LEAST BRIEFLY...TOWARD MID NEXT WEEK. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7700-8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........4 4 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 72 76 77 RH..............48 37 31 31 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 70 66 63 60 58 RH..............32 47 61 70 71 76 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-8800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 35 35 35 61 61 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 62 70 75 79 80 RH..............78 70 54 44 39 41 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 5 W 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 20 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...N. LISTEMAA REQUESTED BY...JUNE WELLS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100430.HONEQ.01/LWX