FNUS71 KLWX 091748 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIP WRECK FIRE...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 148 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1340 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AND HUMIDITY NEAR OR BELOW 25% HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM. WIND MAY GUST TO 30 MPH NEAR THE CANOPY TOP AND OVER EXPOSED RIDGES OR HILLS. WIND WILL DROP UNDER 10 MPH TONIGHT. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LITTLE WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TOMORROW. HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN ABOVE 30% BUT IT IS UNCERTAIN HOW MUCH...IF ANY IMPROVEMENT WILL BE SEEN IN FUEL MOISTURE TOMORROW. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 25 MPH AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. BREEZY WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. LESS WIND IS THEN EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........68 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 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST 14 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........75 82 75 65 57 52 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 55 50 46 44 41 RH..............27 43 54 60 68 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 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7 NW 5 W 2 W 2 SW 2 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..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.......1400-2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 36 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 47 47 47 61 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 41 46 50 52 53 RH..............65 62 47 37 33 32 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 7 W 10 W 12 NW 13 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 W 5 W 7 W 9 NW 10 NW 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 20 25 25 25 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDSTEIN REQUESTED BY...TRACY MCDONALD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120409.SHIPW.04/LWX