FNUS71 KLWX 291408 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HUGHART FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1008 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0657 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER THREAT TODAY DUE TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT... AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION LATE FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN BRIEFLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MID- ATLANTIC 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. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. 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 49 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 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 NW 6 NW 5 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..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. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 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 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 2 NW 1 EYE LEVEL WIND..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. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1 SW 1 SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KONARIK REQUESTED BY...JANET HAWKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120329.HUGHA.02/LWX