FNUS71 KLWX 131514 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARDSVILLE 123...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1014 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1003 EST ON NOVEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE A BIT HIGHER COMPARED TO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE COMBINATION OF LOW FUEL MOISTURE...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ENHANCE THE THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES ACROSS THESE AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY...BUT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. A COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY BRING SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 68 70 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 60 62 60 RH..............43 36 32 35 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 6 S 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 25 25 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 48 52 55 57 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 53 52 51 50 49 RH..............40 48 52 56 58 63 20 FT WIND......S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 25 25 25 20 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1600-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 62 63 64 65 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 51 58 62 64 63 RH..............71 71 67 60 58 62 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 20 20 20 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111113.HOWAR.01/LWX