FNUS71 KLWX 180950 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR WALLOW...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 550 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0544 EDT ON AUGUST 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RETURN FLOW AROUND DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE WILL USHER IN WARM AND SLIGHTLY MORE HUMID CONDITIONS TODAY. AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN BY TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 8200-9700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 61 61 62 63 67 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 69 77 83 85 86 RH..............84 73 58 49 45 42 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 4 SW 3 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 76 62 57 57 59 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 78 74 71 70 68 RH..............47 58 66 71 73 76 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 SW 2 W 1 W 1 W 1 W 1 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............40 40 40 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400-8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 61 62 64 65 64 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 69 76 82 84 84 RH..............78 75 61 53 47 47 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 NW 2 W 2 W 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.............20 20 20 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110818.WALLO.01/LWX