FNUS71 KLWX 220009
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFMAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
709 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1847 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD
SLOWLY THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST
ALONG THE FRONT AND THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY TUESDAY
MORNING. LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET...LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
REGION MID-WEEK BEFORE LOW PRESSURE IMPACTS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE EVENING
                    THEN SLEET TONIGHT...THEN SNOW OR AREAS OF
                    FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........94     100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   SNOW
TEMP............47     44     40     36     32     29
RH..............74     79     82     89     92     92
20 FT WIND......NE 7   E 7    E 6    E 9    NE 10  NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     25     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5   E 5    E 4    E 7    NE 8   NE 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     20     25     15
CWR.............60     100    100    100    100    80

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW OR AREAS OF
                    FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    98     95     82     75     71
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     29     32     35     36     36
RH..............96     85     66     61     61     61
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 6   NE 5   NE 5   E 5    NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6   NE 5   NE 4   NE 4   E 4    NE 3
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     10     10     10     10
CWR.............80     10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...KRAMAR
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110221.COFFM.02/LWX