FNUS71 KLWX 021052 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK MTN BLOCK 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 652 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0646 EDT ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH MID-WEEK. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SURGE NORTHWARD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION LATE IN THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 86 81 74 58 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 66 71 75 77 77 RH..............93 84 71 62 60 60 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 2 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-1900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 53 60 60 53 62 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............76 73 71 70 69 68 RH..............64 74 84 90 90 93 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 SE 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 50 48 46 44 48 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............67 72 80 85 88 88 RH..............93 79 62 51 47 48 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100802.BUCKM.01/LWX