FNUS71 KLWX 021037 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 637 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0631 EDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS IN PLACE FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTH TODAY AND REMAIN CLOSE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND SOUTH. MORE ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7900-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 30 26 26 32 47 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 75 79 83 85 85 RH..............73 71 62 53 45 43 20 FT WIND......W 3 NW 3 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 0 0 0 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700-8700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING WEST 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 32 27 29 38 48 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............84 80 77 75 73 72 RH..............44 54 64 69 71 71 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 2 SE 2 S 2 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............30 20 20 20 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8600-10500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 55 57 58 59 59 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 75 80 84 86 86 RH..............73 71 62 57 51 50 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 S 3 E 2 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 CWR.............10 20 20 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...WALLACE---FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120702.POINT.01/LWX