FNUS71 KLWX 181800 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNERS GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 100 PM EST THU NOV 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1252 EST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING CLOUDS WITH IT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE...BUT MUCH OF THE TIME WILL BE DRY AND ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 91 86 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 49 48 RH..............63 61 58 20 FT WIND......W 8 NW 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 NW 6 NW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 15 CWR.............20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 47 32 21 16 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 39 37 36 35 34 RH..............67 79 82 82 82 82 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 NW 4 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 10 10 15 CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........48 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.......100-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 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 (%).........12 12 17 15 13 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 35 43 48 49 48 RH..............82 78 62 49 48 49 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...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101118.BURNE.02/LWX