FNUS71 KLWX 071132 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOODY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 632 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DOMINANT HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. A BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WIND AND DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER THREAT TODAY...PARTICULARLY WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY EVENING AND WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 63 68 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 66 69 69 RH..............0 0 0 0 20 FT WIND......SW 10 S 11 S 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 20 CWR.............0 0 10 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT...THEN DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........90 96 97 99 100 100 WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 56 52 49 47 45 RH..............0 0 0 0 0 0 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 10 10 10 CWR.............10 80 80 80 60 60 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 24 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........83 71 62 54 46 38 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 51 53 55 54 RH..............0 0 0 0 0 0 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 6 NW 8 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 20 CWR.............60 20 20 20 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.MOODY.01/LWX