FNUS71 KLWX 221246 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFMAN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 746 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE IS NOW OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION TODAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND PROVIDE AROUND HALF AN INCH OF RAIN TO THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 82 68 68 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 33 33 33 33 33 RH..............63 61 63 69 69 69 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 2 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........78 59 56 56 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 30 28 27 25 24 RH..............72 78 81 81 81 81 20 FT WIND......NE 4 N 3 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 1 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 20 19 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 27 34 39 42 42 RH..............81 63 54 46 43 46 20 FT WIND......N 0 N 0 SE 1 S 3 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.COFFM.01/LWX