FNUS71 KLWX 181159 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NEW ROAD RUN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 759 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ATLANTIC TODAY. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER THROUGH MIDWEEK. SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL BRING A CONTINUANCE OF UNUSUALLY WARM CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 92 79 76 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 55 57 59 59 RH..............100 98 92 84 82 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 CWR.............30 50 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........82 83 83 84 85 86 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 57 56 55 54 53 RH..............84 90 98 97 96 98 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............50 30 30 40 40 40 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 90 90 90 68 68 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 54 59 63 66 67 RH..............93 86 72 62 58 56 20 FT WIND......W 3 NW 2 NW 3 W 2 SW 1 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 CWR.............40 50 50 50 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...WOODCOCK REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120318.NORTH.01/LWX