FNUS71 KLWX 021014 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HONE QUARRY RIDGE...U.S FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 614 AM EDT SUN MAY 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE REGION THIS EVENING AND MOVE OFFSHORE LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY APPROACH FROM THE WEST BY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 29 TO 38 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 31 TO 39 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........61 73 78 82 88 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 76 81 83 82 RH..............76 64 53 47 49 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 CWR.............20 20 20 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1200-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........91 100 97 97 100 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 76 73 70 68 66 RH..............51 60 68 78 87 90 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 11 SW 13 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 25 30 25 CWR.............30 30 50 50 80 80 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................90 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 TO 38 MPH...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........95 83 76 66 59 57 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 68 71 74 76 76 RH..............90 87 71 59 54 52 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 7 W 6 W 6 SW 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 20 CWR.............90 90 90 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...JOE EMSWILER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100502.HONEQ.01/LWX