FNUS71 KLWX 282203 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSTA...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 503 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1655 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY INFLUENCE THE REGION LATE TODAY...AND THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WARM FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL DRIFT NORTH ACROSS VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY...WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A SOGGY DAY DUE TO THIS STORM SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING FRIDAY NIGHT. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........18 28 49 68 86 90 94 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............54 48 45 43 41 39 38 RH..............26 40 49 57 65 73 79 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 SW 3 SW 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.............0 10 10 10 30 40 40 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................80 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR TEMP............38 40 45 49 52 52 RH..............79 79 79 86 86 86 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............80 80 100 100 100 80 $$ FORECASTER...KONARIK REQUESTED BY...TRACY MCDONALD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.AUGUS.01/LWX