FNUS71 KLWX 111146
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK MTN  BLOCK 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
746 AM EDT WED AUG 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0732 EDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL REINFORCE HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS TODAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION
THURSDAY...INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL PROVIDE AN ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE
FRONT FOR LATE IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5600-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 6300-8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........22     38     24     26     44     42
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............71     77     83     87     89     88
RH..............87     71     59     52     45     43
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 3   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 4   NW 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      5      10     10
CWR.............20     20     30     30     30     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 3
                    MPH LATE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........45     56     58     61     63     65
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     82     79     76     75     73
RH..............46     56     62     69     71     76
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 3   N 2    N 2    NE 2   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4   NW 2   N 2    N 2    NE 2   N 1
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     5      5      5      5      5
CWR.............30     30     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-7200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........66     64     66     68     69     70
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............73     73     79     84     86     87
RH..............76     79     69     59     51     50
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 2    N 1    NE 1   S 2    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     5
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1    N 1    N 1    NE 1   S 1    S 1
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      5      10     5
CWR.............10     30     30     60     60     60

$$
FORECASTER...KRAMAR
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100811.BUCKM.01/LWX