FNUS71 KLWX 201043 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANN ARUNDEL...MARYLAND FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 543 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0436 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC TODAY...BUT MOVE OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. A SECOND AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............6 5 7 10 14 17 20 22 29 44 58 72 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................33 32 34 37 40 42 44 46 47 47 47 46 RH..................45 47 43 37 33 30 27 26 25 27 28 32 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW EYE LVL WND SPD.....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............86 93 92 91 90 89 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................45 44 43 42 41 41 RH..................35 41 47 53 59 65 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 S 6 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2 SE 2 SE 4 SE 4 S 5 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND......5 5 10 10 15 20 CWR.................10 10 10 20 20 20 .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............88 88 83 75 75 85 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................40 45 52 57 60 59 RH..................76 69 61 57 55 55 20 FT WIND..........SW 11 SW 13 SW 12 SW 10 W 10 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 8 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 W 8 W 8 EYE LEVEL WIND......25 25 25 25 25 25 CWR.................40 40 40 40 40 80 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...GILBERT WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110220.ANNAR.01/LWX