FNUS71 KLWX 201341 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOWS RX 3 21 2012...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 941 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH TOMORROW. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ARE EXPECTED TODAY. PATCHY FOG IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A BIT DRIER TOMORROW AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT EXCEPT STRONG GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 97 62 53 59 73 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 54 59 65 68 69 RH..............90 86 80 70 63 61 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 2 SE 1 SE 2 E 3 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 CWR.............10 10 10 20 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........72 56 63 69 81 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 63 60 58 56 55 RH..............65 78 87 90 90 93 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............30 20 20 20 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0 TO 1 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 71 68 64 61 58 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 53 59 63 66 67 RH..............93 96 83 72 65 63 20 FT WIND......S 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............20 10 10 10 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDSTEIN REQUESTED BY...FORDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.BIGME.01/LWX