FNUS71 KLWX 131819 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SPOTSY CH RX...USDI - NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 219 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AS A WARM AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO GREATER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS LATE IN THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK WILL BE FAR ABOVE NORMAL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 45 41 38 34 24 DEWPOINT (F)....53 53 52 52 51 50 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 67 63 60 58 56 RH..............46 61 67 75 77 80 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.............20 10 10 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 3 2 1 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 57 66 73 77 79 RH..............83 72 54 43 35 31 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 N 4 N 4 NW 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...KRAMAR REQUESTED BY...GREGG KNEIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.SPOTS.01/LWX