FNUS71 KLWX 201227 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOODY TRACT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 827 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 55 53 53 56 62 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY ISOLTD ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 58 64 69 73 74 RH..............96 90 75 66 57 55 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 E 1 E 2 E 3 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 CWR.............10 10 20 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 UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 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 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 53 64 71 79 84 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............72 67 64 61 59 58 RH..............59 73 81 87 90 93 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 CWR.............30 20 20 20 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........53 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.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 6 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 70 64 55 48 47 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 56 63 69 72 73 RH..............90 90 75 63 57 55 20 FT WIND......S 2 E 2 E 2 E 4 E 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDSTEIN REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.MOODY.01/LWX