FNUS71 KLWX 041048 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NEW ROAD RUN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 648 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH OVERNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT...THEN DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........87 94 92 78 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 65 65 64 RH..............68 55 54 60 20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 8 NW 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 CWR.............30 70 70 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 61 48 31 18 26 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 55 51 48 45 43 RH..............63 74 68 70 73 76 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 10 CWR.............30 30 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 43 43 43 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............76 76 61 51 47 46 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 7 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KONARIK REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.NORTH.01/LWX