FNUS71 KLWX 281023 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 623 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0618 EDT ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS LATE TODAY. ALTHOUGH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES WILL BE HIGHER THAN IN RECENT DAYS... TEMPERATURES ALSO WILL REACH MID 90S TODAY...LEADING TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WITH CONTINUED LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 15 MPH...THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR SPREAD OF FIRES. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK AS HIGHER DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES LEAD TO HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY DESPITE TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100 DEGREES. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE...CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALSO WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7300-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 18 16 21 33 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 70 77 84 87 89 RH..............78 57 48 38 35 34 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 22 36 49 62 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 84 81 78 76 74 RH..............38 44 53 62 69 76 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 50 50 40 35 35 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............73 79 84 88 90 91 RH..............84 72 63 55 49 47 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 30 $$ FORECASTER...KRAMAR REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120628.POINT.01/LWX