FNUS71 KLWX 221342 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOWS RX 2 3 23 2012...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 942 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1301 EDT ON MARCH 23. 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 WORK 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. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 7200-8800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........50 52 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 71 71 RH..............59 55 57 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 800-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........59 66 77 83 89 97 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 65 62 59 57 56 RH..............59 70 78 87 90 93 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 CWR.............10 40 40 40 50 50 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-2800 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 98 92 92 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 54 58 61 64 64 RH..............93 96 83 75 65 65 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 SE 6 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.............50 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...WOODCOCK REQUESTED BY...FORDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120323.BIGME.03/LWX