FNUS71 KLWX 281129 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NCTC UNITS Q T...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 629 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 (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 11 11 12 16 26 35 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................45 47 49 51 51 52 51 50 RH..................40 37 34 33 33 32 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 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 (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 58 62 66 72 94 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................47 44 42 40 38 37 RH..................42 47 50 57 64 70 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 CWR.................0 0 10 20 20 40 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........67 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.......200-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 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 99 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................37 37 41 44 46 46 RH..................72 79 76 76 79 86 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 SE 6 S 7 S 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.03/LWX