FNUS71 KLWX 291021
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUGHART FIRE...US FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
621 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THERE MAY BE AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER THREAT TODAY DUE TO
BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH
RH VALUES IN THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE
REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN
THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION MID-NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........9      11     24     15     15     6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     48     54     58     60     61
RH..............58     60     45     40     35     31
20 FT WIND......W 7    NW 8   NW 6   NW 10  NW 9   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1200 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 2
                    MPH LATE.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........2      1      3      4      6      6
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............58     52     47     44     41     40
RH..............34     44     56     62     70     70
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   NW 4   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    14 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........10     20     32     50     63     64
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     41     51     59     64     65
RH..............76     73     56     47     41     45
20 FT WIND......NW 1   SW 2   SW 5   SW 8   SW 8   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     15     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      10     10

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FORECASTER...KLEIN
REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.HUGHA.01/LWX