FNUS71 KLWX 291916 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NEW ROAD RUN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 316 PM 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 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 (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 65 70 75 79 79 79 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 56 58 61 62 62 62 RH..............54 50 47 46 44 43 45 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING WEST 24 TO 29 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 80 73 82 82 85 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 57 54 52 50 49 RH..............52 66 76 81 87 90 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 CWR.............10 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........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 49 66 66 66 66 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 48 52 54 56 56 RH..............89 87 81 72 62 55 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 6 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 15 CWR.............40 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOOR REQUESTED BY...JOE EMSWILER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.NORTH.02/LWX