FNUS71 KLWX 251729 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCKY FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 129 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1315 EDT ON OCTOBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SECOND ROUND OF ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST... BRINGING WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH MIDWEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS TODAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FONT WILL APPROACH THE MID ATLANTIC TUESDAY...AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................80 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........95 84 67 62 64 73 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............67 63 61 59 58 58 RH..............84 93 97 100 100 93 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 7 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 20 10 10 10 CWR.............80 60 60 30 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 76 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 58 65 70 74 74 RH..............93 90 78 73 66 69 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 2 S 4 S 6 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 10 20 25 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101025.LOCKY.01/LWX