FNUS71 KLWX 050944
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATUXENT UNITS 1  2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
544 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH TODAY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND FUEL MOISTURE ARE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH.
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE NEXT
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED BY THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6800-7300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........7      14     20     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     56     58     59
RH..............37     31     29     27
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-7200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........20     20     18     16     15     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     51     47     44     42     40
RH..............32     41     49     53     57     59
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 4    N 4    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400-7600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........16     16     16     16     7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     43     48     53     55     56
RH..............62     53     40     33     32     30
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    N 7    N 8    N 9    N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...KONARIK
REQUESTED BY...GERALD VICKERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.PATUX.01/LWX