FNUS71 KLWX 251501 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR PHILLIPS FIRE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1101 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1804 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY BEFORE STALLING TO OUR SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE NO RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT. FURTHER...WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL ENHANCE DRYING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY AND WILL TRACK UP THE APPALACHIANS MONDAY BEFORE MOVING TOWARD THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY. GULF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL SURGE UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD DURING THIS TIME...BRINGING A SOAKING RAIN SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............40 40 41 41 42 43 34 15 6 5 3 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................65 64 65 68 71 74 76 78 79 79 78 77 RH..................73 75 78 76 71 64 56 47 41 39 39 39 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.....W W W W W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.....4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 10 15 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............4 8 11 16 26 30 32 35 37 41 49 56 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................74 70 67 65 63 61 60 59 58 58 57 56 RH..................41 45 49 52 56 60 64 67 72 72 72 74 20 FT WIND DIR......W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.....W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............64 76 79 83 86 89 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................56 54 60 64 67 67 RH..................74 80 67 60 54 56 20 FT WIND..........NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 E 3 E 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 E 2 E 2 E 3 EYE LEVEL WIND......5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................30 30 30 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...JUNE WELLS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100924.PHILL.01/LWX