FNUS71 KLWX 121033 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NEW ROAD RUN RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 633 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPAN MUCH OF THE EAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND WILL INFLUENCE THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 77 79 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 71 71 RH..............65 55 61 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 CWR.............20 20 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........83 85 83 80 78 79 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 67 64 62 61 60 RH..............63 68 73 84 87 87 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 10 5 CWR.............30 40 40 40 40 40 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1400-3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 80 83 87 90 91 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............60 60 65 69 72 72 RH..............84 84 75 68 61 61 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 CWR.............40 40 40 40 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...KONARIK REQUESTED BY...S RUTKOWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110512.NORTH.01/LWX