FNUS71 KLWX 061709
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK MTN  BLOCK 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
109 PM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1256 EDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
WEST-NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EASE OFF THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...MARKING THE RETURN OF SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-7500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    18 MPH LATE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........42     40     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     85     84
RH..............47     40     40
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 9    NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7    W 7    NW 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     20     15
CWR.............10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........22     15     13     13     15     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............81     75     69     66     63     61
RH..............44     54     63     73     75     78
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 5   N 3    NW 2   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5   NW 4   N 2    NW 2   NW 1   NW 1
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     10     5      5      5      5
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7500-8300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........14     9      18     23     28     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     64     72     79     82     82
RH..............81     75     59     48     42     41
20 FT WIND......NW 1   NW 1   N 1    NE 1   E 0    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1   NW 1   N 1    NE 1   E 0    S 1
EYE LEVEL WIND..
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...LASORSA
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100806.BUCKM.01/LWX