FNUS71 KLWX 291104 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NEW ROAD RUN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 704 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 30. 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. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 49 62 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 56 61 62 RH..............60 50 45 47 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 CWR.............0 0 10 10 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-2400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 37 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........66 67 67 68 68 67 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 57 54 52 50 49 RH..............52 62 74 83 89 93 20 FT WIND......SW 8 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 W 6 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 15 15 CWR.............20 40 40 40 40 40 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 TO 37 MPH...DECREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 64 62 58 56 58 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 48 52 54 56 56 RH..............91 83 79 67 53 53 20 FT WIND......W 9 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............40 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KLEIN REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.NORTH.01/LWX