FNUS71 KLWX 231220 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH RUN FIRE...USDI - NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 720 AM EST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0713 EST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD TODAY WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY RETURNS SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........76 67 27 17 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 32 38 41 43 41 RH..............60 53 46 42 43 46 20 FT WIND......NW 0 NW 1 N 1 NE 1 SE 2 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 0 NW 1 N 1 NE 1 SE 2 SE 3 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........14 17 27 32 35 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 36 34 33 31 30 RH..............48 54 61 63 69 75 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 4 S 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 SE 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1100-2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 63 73 82 86 92 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............29 31 37 40 43 43 RH..............81 81 72 70 67 73 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 20 20 CWR.............0 10 10 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...WOODCOCK REQUESTED BY...JEFF KOENIG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110223.SMITH.02/LWX