FNUS71 KLWX 151136
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NCTC GRASSLANDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
736 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
WILL REINFORCE BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY...THEN LOW CLOUDS AND
DEVELOPING RAIN TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH AND SUBSEQUENT COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION
ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT IN THE MID TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-4700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........34     37     44     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     60     62     62
RH..............59     53     44     43
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 10   E 11   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25
CWR.............0      0      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1300-1700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........62     74     81     89     99     100
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............60     56     53     51     49     48
RH..............46     53     61     71     80     83
20 FT WIND......E 11   E 10   E 9    SE 9   SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20     20     20
CWR.............10     30     30     40     50     50

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FORECASTER...N. LISTEMAA
REQUESTED BY...TIMOTHY CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.NCTCG.01/LWX