FNUS71 KLWX 091026 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 626 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0606 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...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS. 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 BETWEEN 30 AND 40 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 AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES MAY KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY A BIT HIGHER COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATER THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 9000-9800 FT AGL BY MID-AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT WILL DECREASE TOWARD EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 32 TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 38 TO 46 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 38 45 55 70 71 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............43 45 52 57 60 61 RH..............47 43 35 29 26 26 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 10 W 11 W 14 W 14 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 7 W 8 W 10 W 10 W 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 30 30 30 30 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........75 81 75 66 60 65 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 48 45 42 40 RH..............33 48 58 65 70 70 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 7 W 5 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7 W 5 W 4 W 3 W 4 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 15 15 10 15 15 CWR.............30 30 30 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH...BECOMING WEST 30 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 55 55 55 63 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 39 43 46 48 48 RH..............70 64 53 43 40 39 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 10 W 12 W 13 W 13 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 10 W 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 25 25 25 25 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120409.WOLFG.01/LWX