FNUS71 KLWX 261610 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT TWO...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1210 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 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. FUEL MOISTURE VALUES SEEM TO BE TOO HIGH FOR A THREAT OF SPREADING WILDFIRES 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 (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9100-9500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 22 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 72 73 RH..............40 37 35 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 CWR.............0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 12 3 1 3 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 67 63 61 59 58 RH..............39 49 58 65 67 69 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 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 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7900-8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 9 9 9 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 62 69 74 77 78 RH..............77 67 57 46 40 42 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 8 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SHEFFIELD REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120626.POINT.01/LWX