FNUS71 KAKQ 151321 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR DREWRY S BLUFF ANNIVERSARY EVENT...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 921 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC TODAY ALONG A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REGION FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND PASSES THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............88 88 88 76 76 76 78 78 78 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................69 71 73 76 78 79 80 80 80 RH..................84 81 76 69 67 64 62 62 62 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............87 87 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............CHC CHC CHC TEMP................79 77 75 73 71 69 68 67 66 65 65 65 RH..................62 67 71 76 81 87 87 90 93 97 97 97 CHC OF PCPN (%).....50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............75 75 75 58 58 58 55 55 55 68 68 68 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................65 66 67 69 73 75 78 79 80 80 80 79 RH..................97 93 90 84 73 66 60 58 56 56 56 58 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR......SW W W W W NW W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...TRACY WARNER TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20120515.DREWR.01/AKQ