FNUS71 KLWX 102111
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHARON LANE...VDOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
511 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1631 EDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT.
SLIGHTLY INCREASED LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND ONSET OF SOMEWHAT COLDER AIR
WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES HIGHER ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY...DESPITE WIND
GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. A LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL INTO THE 30S. CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE LOW AT
THE FIRE SITE. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........14     22     23     23     23     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     53     47     43     39     36
RH..............14     28     37     47     57     64
20 FT WIND......W 10   NW 6   NW 5   NW 4   NW 3   W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.25     10     10     5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 8    NW 4   NW 4   NW 3   NW 2   W 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     10     10     5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8900-9400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 24
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........32     37     49     61     73     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     39     46     51     54     55
RH..............69     59     42     33     30     27
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 4    NW 6   NW 9   NW 9   NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     20     20     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2    W 3    NW 5   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      10     20     20     25
CWR.............0      10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...KRAMAR
REQUESTED BY...TRACY MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120410.SHARO.01/LWX