FNUS71 KLWX 171835
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNERS GAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
135 PM EST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1324 EST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST EARLY TODAY. A
SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SETTLED WEATHER
TO THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........18     29     31     28     39     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     43     42     40     40     38
RH..............63     68     70     73     73     79
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 6    W 5    W 5    W 3    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15     10     10     5      10
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6    W 5    W 4    W 4    W 2    W 3
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     15     10     10     5      10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........69     75     81     88     83     63
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............38     40     46     50     52     50
RH..............76     76     68     61     58     58
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 5    W 6    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2    W 2    W 4    W 4    W 5    W 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      10     15     15     15
CWR.............0      10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...KLEIN
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101117.BURNE.02/LWX