FNUS71 KLWX 281049 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NCTC UNIT Q T PART 2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 549 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY INFLUENCE THE REGION TODAY...THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL QUICKLY MOVE TOWARD THE AREA TODAY...ARRIVING BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED UNTIL THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 10 11 11 17 28 38 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................45 47 49 51 51 52 51 50 RH..................40 37 36 33 33 32 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 65 65 65 71 94 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN TEMP................48 44 42 41 39 38 RH..................39 47 50 55 62 67 20 FT WIND..........E 2 E 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 10 10 10 40 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................100 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................37 37 40 42 43 43 RH..................75 79 76 79 82 93 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 15 10 CWR.................100 100 90 90 90 80 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...GERALD VICKERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.NCTCU.02/LWX