FNUS71 KLWX 101008 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 608 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0558 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. A DOWNSLOPING FLOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE DEWPOINTS TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...CAUSING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT. WENT BELOW GUIDANCE FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FORECAST DUE TO THE DOWNSLOPING FLOW AND DEEP MIXING LAYER. A FEW SHOWERS MONDAY EVENING DID HELP A LITTLE WITH THE FUEL MOISTURE. HOWEVER...ANY HELP FROM THE SHOWERS WILL BE QUICKLY ERASED TODAY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COOLER CONDITIONS WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHER COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS. THERE MAY EVEN BE A FEW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. MORE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD FRIDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO DIMINISH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST CAUSING WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS DURING THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-8200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 3 19 34 61 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 41 47 51 53 54 RH..............67 59 40 30 28 26 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 12 W 14 W 14 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 30 35 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 W 4 W 9 W 10 W 10 W 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 30 35 35 35 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-6900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1800-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 63 67 72 76 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 45 41 39 36 33 RH..............31 43 55 62 67 75 20 FT WIND......W 14 NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 15 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 10 NW 6 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 20 15 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT EARLY...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATER IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700-8600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 78 80 82 84 74 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............31 33 39 43 45 43 RH..............81 72 54 43 40 45 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 8 NW 10 NW 11 NW 12 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 NW 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 20 25 25 25 CWR.............10 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120410.WOLFG.01/LWX