FNUS71 KLWX 101032 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NEW ROAD RUN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 632 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 EDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM FORECAST...EXPECT ONLY ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY REST OF THE MORNING FOR THE SHENANDOAH RIDGE NOW THAT EARLY MORNING SHOWERS HAVE PASSED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. A STRONG AND SLOW-MOVING UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK AND WILL PROVIDE UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 61 60 59 60 61 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 50 58 64 68 69 RH..............82 68 55 46 39 37 20 FT WIND......N 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............30 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 81 81 80 77 68 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 62 58 55 53 51 RH..............42 56 67 74 77 80 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 E 5 E 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............30 30 30 30 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........66 72 70 67 65 65 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 54 61 65 68 69 RH..............83 83 67 60 54 53 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...S RUTKOWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.NORTH.01/LWX