FNUS71 KLWX 071203 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOODY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 703 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 20 29 27 27 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 46 55 61 65 65 RH..............55 42 32 28 27 30 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 9 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 20 25 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 32 30 40 50 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 55 52 50 48 46 RH..............37 51 63 66 68 76 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 9 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........39 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 26 TO 31 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........58 59 61 63 68 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 49 59 66 69 69 RH..............82 74 55 43 40 40 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 10 S 11 S 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.MOODY.01/LWX