FNUS71 KLWX 091440 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HEAVENER MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1040 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER 25 MPH TODAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR OR BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL POSE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES DURING THIS TIME. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG WITH PEAK GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............20 19 19 21 25 27 26 25 24 24 24 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP................50 47 46 43 41 39 38 37 35 34 33 33 MIN HUMIDITY........34 37 41 47 52 57 62 67 69 72 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............24 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 21 27 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP................33 34 40 45 49 53 56 58 60 61 61 61 MIN HUMIDITY........72 72 62 51 44 38 32 30 28 29 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100510.HEAVE.01/LWX