FNUS71 KLWX 291028
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPOTSY FIELDS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
628 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY AIR AT THE LOW LEVELS WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. 10-HOUR
FUEL MOISTURE VALUES AND MAY DROP TO AROUND 8 PERCENT...RED FLAG CRITERION
TODAY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT MEET SUSTAINED 20 MPH CRITERION.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TODAY.  LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CROSS
TOMORROW...BRINGING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SNOW. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
WILL IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AN ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN MAY CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 8
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........41     51     60     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     47     52     53
RH..............39     30     26     25
20 FT WIND......N 5    NW 5   NW 4   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING EAST.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........58     57     69     85     97     97
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     48     45     43     41     39
RH..............27     33     40     45     50     54
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 3   E 2    NE 2   NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KONARIK
REQUESTED BY...GREGG KNEIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110329.SPOTS.01/LWX