FNUS71 KLWX 071912 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOODY TRACT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 212 PM 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... DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES AND DRY HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINFALL AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES. CLEARING AND DRYING CAN BE EXPECTED LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .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.......1000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 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..............55 43 40 40 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........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT...THEN DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE. 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..............56 64 71 77 79 82 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........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 21 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..............82 71 61 50 41 40 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...WIDELSKI REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.MOODY.02/LWX