FNUS71 KLWX 091040 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIPWRECK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 640 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY HELP IMPROVE CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. HOWEVER...ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT AND LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY SHOWERS. FUEL MOISTURE MAY RECOVER A LITTLE BY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH DRY ADVECTION FROM THE NORTHWEST FLOW FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY...BUT DID NOT ISSUE YET DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN FUEL MOISTURE. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES MAY KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY A BIT HIGHER COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS. WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY LATE IN THE WEEK...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9600-11400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 32 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH TOWARD EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 36 43 52 67 70 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............44 46 54 59 63 63 RH..............47 43 32 27 23 23 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 9 W 13 W 14 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 30 30 30 30 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 23 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........75 82 75 65 57 53 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 55 50 47 44 42 RH..............29 45 58 65 70 67 20 FT WIND......W 10 NW 6 W 3 W 2 SW 3 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 10 10 15 CWR.............30 30 30 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 36 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 47 47 47 61 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 41 46 50 52 53 RH..............67 62 47 37 33 32 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 8 W 10 W 12 NW 13 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120409.SHIPW.01/LWX