FNUS71 KLWX 252035 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT TWO...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 435 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1621 EDT ON JUNE 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL USHER IN DRIER AIR. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ALONG WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. LITTLE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS CAUSED LOW FUEL MOISTURE. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL CAUSE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES INTO THIS EVENING. MORE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK BEFORE INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE RETURNS BY FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7400-8600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 4 PM SKY (%).........34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............77 RH..............M 20 FT WIND......NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 CWR.............10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400-7600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........25 16 12 6 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 68 63 60 57 56 RH..............38 52 58 60 63 65 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 N 5 N 5 N 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 15 15 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9100-9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........1 10 10 18 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 59 65 70 72 73 RH..............69 62 49 39 34 33 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 20 20 25 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...JOE EMSWILER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120625.POINT.01/LWX