FNUS71 KLWX 131140 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK MTN BLOCK 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 740 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0727 EDT ON AUGUST 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL PROVIDE AN ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING MORE SEASONABLE CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK AND IT WILL LIKELY STALL OUT OVERHEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK...BRINGING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........67 76 98 86 84 81 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TEMP............71 74 78 80 81 80 RH..............90 84 74 69 65 67 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 SE 4 SE 3 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 5 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 5 5 10 CWR.............10 40 40 60 60 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1200-1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 76 77 77 78 76 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............79 75 72 70 69 68 RH..............72 79 81 84 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 4 E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............50 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 77 71 65 59 59 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 69 74 78 80 80 RH..............93 84 76 69 65 62 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 S 2 SE 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 10 10 15 15 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100813.BUCKM.01/LWX