FNUS71 KLWX 261259 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NEIGHBOR MTN...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 859 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0837 EDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING DRIER AIR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH WILL GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH RELATIVELY LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PROMOTE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. BREEZY...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. HEAT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EAST. A COLD FRONT MAY AFFECT THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8700-9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 23 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........3 8 10 16 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 65 70 72 73 RH..............60 46 36 34 33 20 FT WIND......NW 6 N 8 N 10 N 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........13 9 4 2 3 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 67 63 60 58 57 RH..............38 50 62 67 69 69 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7800-8200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 9 9 9 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 62 69 74 77 78 RH..............83 70 53 41 37 37 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 NW 7 NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 20 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SHEFFIELD REQUESTED BY...JANE HULSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120626.NEIGH.01/LWX