FNUS71 KLWX 181057 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNERS GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 557 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0555 EST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON FRIDAY ...MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST OVER THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE MID ATLANTIC BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............67 71 78 84 79 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 39 45 48 50 48 RH..................79 79 68 63 58 58 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 3 W 4 W 6 W 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 NW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND......5 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 24 20 16 15 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 40 38 37 36 35 RH..................67 73 76 75 72 72 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 NW 4 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......10 10 10 10 10 15 CWR.................10 10 10 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 11 10 10 10 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................34 36 43 47 48 47 RH..................78 75 60 51 47 51 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 2 NW 5 W 5 W 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 W 2 NW 4 W 4 W 2 SW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND......10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101118.BURNE.01/LWX