FNUS71 KLWX 201822 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOODY TRACT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 222 PM 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... WEAK LOW PRESSURE BRINGS HIGH HUMIDITY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY WEATHER THURSDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...EXCEPT GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 68 64 66 74 82 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE FOG FOG TEMP............72 67 64 62 60 59 RH..............64 73 84 90 93 93 20 FT WIND......SE 0 SE 2 E 2 E 2 SE 1 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 CWR.............30 20 20 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........59 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 MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........83 75 67 61 52 49 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 56 63 69 72 73 RH..............93 100 84 70 61 59 20 FT WIND......NE 0 N 1 E 1 E 2 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............10 20 20 20 20 20 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........90 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.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 44 47 52 56 56 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 66 62 59 57 55 RH..............61 68 75 80 83 86 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............20 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7900-8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 60 60 60 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 55 64 71 75 76 RH..............90 86 63 51 45 43 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDSTEIN REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.MOODY.02/LWX