FNUS71 KLWX 011837
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOWS...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
237 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY TRIGGER SHOWERS TONIGHT. DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO NEAR 35 PERCENT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVERHEAD MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST TUESDAY. LIGHT
WINDS MONDAY NIGHT WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH TUESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT SHOWERS WILL BE CLOSE
BY TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-4500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........9      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     59
RH..............39     36
20 FT WIND......N 10    N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15
CWR.............10     10

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........9      15     15     15     27     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     49     46     44     42     41
RH..............37     48     53     57     62     62
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 5    N 5    N 4    N 2    N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     5      5
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 15
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........27     62     62     62     60     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     44     53     60     64     66
RH..............64     57     46     41     40     42
20 FT WIND......NW 1   SW 1   SW 2   S 4    S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     15     15
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...LASORSA
REQUESTED BY...JANE HULSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120402.BIGME.01/LWX