FNUS71 KLWX 281825 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 225 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1358 EDT ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS MAY INCREASE A BIT DUE TO A MOISTURE SURGE FROM THE WEST...BUT INCREASING TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 30 PERCENT. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY RECOVER AROUND SUNSET AND WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR CONVECTION TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP...BUT THEY SHOULD REMAIN TO THE NORTH. IF STORMS BECOME WELL ORGANIZED THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MORE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. HIGHER DEWPOINTS WILL ALLOW FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BE HIGHER COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS. ANY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MINIMAL...BUT SHOULD STORMS DEVELOP THEN GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY DUE TO HIGH AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........15 14 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 90 90 RH..............30 32 35 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-50 PERCENT)... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........11 11 24 40 53 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 84 80 77 75 73 RH..............38 48 56 64 71 79 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 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 (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7500-9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 48 45 42 40 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 77 83 88 90 91 RH..............79 74 61 50 45 47 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...TOM LEDBETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120628.POINT.02/LWX