FNUS71 KLWX 271018 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOKEY HOLLOW...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 618 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0609 EDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY AND REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................70 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............97 96 95 95 94 94 93 93 92 88 79 71 WEATHER COV.........LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM RW RW TEMP................63 63 63 64 66 68 69 70 71 71 71 69 RH..................97 93 93 87 81 73 73 76 79 76 73 78 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.....4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.................70 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............62 49 52 57 61 39 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................66 61 58 56 55 54 RH..................84 97 100 96 86 80 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 4 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND......10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................20 10 10 10 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 7200-8900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 37 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 19 21 33 33 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 53 59 65 69 68 RH..................77 80 69 50 35 34 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 4 W 6 W 8 W 10 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2 SW 3 W 4 W 6 W 8 W 8 EYE LEVEL WIND......5 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101027.LOKEY.01/LWX