FNUS71 KLWX 211004 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOODY TRACT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 604 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........64 60 58 57 55 53 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............70 72 73 73 74 73 RH..............68 61 59 59 57 59 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 48 48 48 60 60 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............72 67 64 61 59 58 RH..............59 65 70 75 78 77 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600-8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 66 66 44 41 41 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 58 65 71 75 76 RH..............80 90 75 59 50 50 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.MOODY.03/LWX