FNUS71 KLWX 241959
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCKY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
359 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1552 EDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF CAPE HATTERAS WILL MOVE FARTHER EAST INTO
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL...
RESULTING IN WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE REGION THROUGH
MIDWEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION
BY LATE WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF AND ALONG THIS FRONT WILL BE A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK
INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND EVEN INTO THE
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      19     40     48     58     68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     65     62     60     59     58
RH..............32     46     56     62     64     69
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 5    SW 4   SW 4   SW 4   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4    S 4    SW 3   SW 3   SW 3   SW 3
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     10     10     10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 18 TO 23
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........75     87     91     93     95     96
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............57     56     61     65     68     68
RH..............75     80     81     78     76     78
20 FT WIND......SW 3   S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2   S 2    S 4    S 4    S 5    S 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      10     15     15     10
CWR.............20     20     40     70     70     80

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FORECASTER...KONARIK
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN POLK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101024.LOCKY.01/LWX