FNUS71 KLWX 081023 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR FENCE FIRE...USDI - NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 623 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0620 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH MORE DRY CONDITIONS. FUEL MOISTURE REMAINS QUITE LOW. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG ACROSS THESE AREAS...BUT AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES IS STILL EXPECTED WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 20 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS AND THE FUEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE SCATTERED AT BEST AND CONFINED MAINLY TO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS WHERE RH VALUES WILL BE A BIT HIGHER AND PRECIP MAY ARRIVE SOONER. ANY RAINFALL LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE LIGHT. FUEL MOISTURE WILL LIKELY REMAIN LOW FOR TUESDAY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATER TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS. AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD WILDFIRES IS EXPECTED TUESDAY...DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE EVEN COOLER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. THE COOLER CONDITIONS WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHER AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AS WELL. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BUT WIND SPEEDS MAY NOT BE AS STRONG. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 33 33 33 47 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 44 49 55 60 61 RH..............47 36 36 29 23 24 20 FT WIND......N 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 9 W 12 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 25 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 7 W 9 W 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 25 30 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...N. LISTEMAA REQUESTED BY...JEFF KOENIG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120408.FENCE.02/LWX