FNUS71 KLWX 161154 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNERS GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 654 AM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 EST ON NOVEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF STATES WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY...AND THEN NORTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)......... 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE.... RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............ 44 44 48 51 52 52 RH.............. 100 100 96 89 89 93 20 FT WIND...... SE 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND.. SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 10 10 10 15 CWR............. 100 100 100 100 100 100 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................100 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 29 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)......... 100 99 94 90 86 74 WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.... RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............ 50 49 48 48 48 47 RH.............. 96 100 100 96 89 89 20 FT WIND...... SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 8 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND.. SE 4 SE 4 S 4 S 6 SW 7 SW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 15 15 20 25 25 CWR............. 100 100 100 30 30 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 31 TO 39 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)......... 63 57 46 35 31 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............ 47 49 53 55 56 54 RH.............. 79 71 57 51 47 48 20 FT WIND...... SW 10 W 12 W 14 W 14 W 13 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 30 30 35 35 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND.. SW 8 W 9 W 10 W 10 W 10 W 8 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 30 30 35 35 30 30 CWR............. 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WOODCOCK REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101116.BURNE.01/LWX