FNUS71 KLWX 311229 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR FLUVANNA BURN...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 829 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION UNTIL THURSDAY...PROVIDING THE AREA WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND ANOTHER PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL HEAT. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE TOLERABLE THOUGH...WHICH WILL ALSO PERMIT OVERNIGHT LOWS TO DROP FAIRLY CLOSE TO NORMAL. HURRICANE EARL IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA LATE THURSDAY...AND THEN MOVE NORTH TO A POSITION OFF THE DELMARVA COAST BY LATE THURSDAY OR EARLY FRIDAY. THE IMPACTS FROM THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM...IF ANY...SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE TIDEWATER AND DELMARVA. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THE PROGRESS OF EARL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8700-9400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 2 3 3 4 5 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................86 89 91 93 93 93 92 RH..................50 42 38 33 32 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......1 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............7 8 7 6 6 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................90 82 77 74 72 70 RH..................38 55 64 69 73 78 20 FT WIND..........E 2 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9300-10200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 2 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 3 3 4 8 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................69 72 82 90 94 94 RH..................81 75 54 43 36 35 20 FT WIND..........SW 1 SW 1 SW 2 S 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...DOF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100831.FLUVA.01/LWX