FNUS71 KLWX 141024 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NEW ROAD RUN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 624 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0640 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND EARLY THURSDAY WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. A FRONT COULD BRING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. UNSTABLE AIR MAY BE IN PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8000-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 9 10 12 13 9 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 48 56 62 66 67 RH..............77 80 64 50 38 34 20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 4 NW 6 NW 6 NW 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 1 1 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 62 59 57 55 54 RH..............36 50 57 59 61 64 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 6 W 2 W 2 W 5 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 5 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6300-8200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 4800-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 17 33 50 59 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 53 60 65 68 70 RH..............64 69 55 46 42 41 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 3 W 3 W 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.............0 10 10 10 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDSTEIN REQUESTED BY...JOE EMSWILER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.NORTH.04/LWX