FNUS71 KLWX 191100 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFMAN FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 600 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0547 EST ON FEBRUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...INCREASING TO 55 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 45 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 TO 44 MPH...INCREASING TO 43 TO 46 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............14 14 15 18 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................42 42 43 44 46 47 49 50 50 50 49 46 RH..................18 19 18 18 18 16 16 15 15 15 16 18 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....45 50 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 45 45 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.....13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 EYE LVL WND GST.....45 50 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 45 45 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 32 TO 39 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............7 4 5 7 10 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 39 36 33 31 30 RH..................21 30 36 45 51 51 20 FT WIND..........NW 15 NW 14 NW 14 NW 9 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....45 35 35 20 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 11 NW 11 NW 10 NW 7 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND......45 35 35 20 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 30 66 66 71 89 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................29 31 38 44 47 48 RH..................48 45 37 27 27 33 20 FT WIND..........NW 4 NW 2 NE 1 SE 4 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 3 NW 2 NE 1 SE 3 S 4 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND......10 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 10 10 10 20 30 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110219.COFFM.01/LWX