FNUS71 KLWX 292115 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOWS...USDI - NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 515 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER THREAT THIS AFTERNOON 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN BRIEFLY SUNDAY BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE MIDATLANTIC NEXT WEEK. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 69 75 78 79 82 85 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 55 57 59 60 61 61 RH..............49 46 46 45 43 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........86 86 85 83 83 89 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 57 56 54 53 52 RH..............53 65 76 83 87 89 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 30 30 30 30 30 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 51 64 64 64 64 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 52 55 57 58 58 RH..............91 90 82 75 67 59 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 10 N 9 N 8 NE 8 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............30 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...HEATHER DAMMEYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.BIGME.02/LWX