FNUS71 KLWX 201153 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFMAN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 653 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0647 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............12 13 18 27 37 47 57 62 64 69 73 78 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................30 30 33 37 41 44 47 50 51 52 51 51 RH..................39 39 34 29 25 23 21 19 20 21 23 26 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW N N NE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW N N NE SE S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.....4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............83 84 77 71 72 84 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................49 46 45 44 42 42 RH..................30 37 40 43 55 65 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 5 SW 7 SW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND......10 10 10 15 20 25 CWR.................10 10 10 20 20 20 .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 31 TO 39 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 43 TO 48 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 30 TO 38 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............92 92 90 77 77 87 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................41 45 52 58 61 60 RH..................76 86 74 62 53 53 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 W 14 W 14 W 14 W 13 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 9 W 10 W 11 W 10 W 10 W 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......25 25 25 25 25 25 CWR.................30 30 30 30 40 50 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110220.COFFM.01/LWX