FNUS71 KLWX 031227 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK MTN BLOCK 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 827 AM EDT TUE AUG 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0655 EDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AIRMASS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT 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 SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........69 30 47 55 66 73 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 70 76 80 82 82 RH..............97 84 69 60 56 58 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 3 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 S 4 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............10 10 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 78 86 88 86 81 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 78 76 75 74 73 RH..............60 69 74 76 79 79 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 5 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 10 10 10 CWR.............30 30 30 30 40 40 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 64 63 63 62 64 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 75 81 85 87 87 RH..............84 79 65 57 53 53 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3 SW 2 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............30 30 30 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100803.BUCKM.01/LWX