FNUS71 KLWX 010958 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HONE QUARRY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 558 AM EDT SAT MAY 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...LIKELY BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING A RETURN OF DRY AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6800-8600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........12 20 27 32 40 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP............67 73 77 79 79 RH..............56 49 42 39 41 20 FT WIND......W 6 SW 3 S 6 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 15 15 20 CWR.............0 0 10 10 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 67 72 76 80 71 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............78 75 71 69 67 66 RH..............45 58 68 73 75 75 20 FT WIND......S 9 SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 20 CWR.............30 30 30 20 20 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 36 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 63 64 65 68 72 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 69 75 80 83 84 RH..............81 78 64 56 49 44 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 8 SW 10 SW 12 SW 12 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 20 CWR.............10 10 10 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100501.HONEQ.01/LWX