FNUS71 KLWX 031037 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 637 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0627 EDT ON JULY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7900-9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 10 17 31 51 58 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 74 80 85 87 88 RH..............81 74 62 51 46 47 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 1 W 2 W 2 NW 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800-8500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 66 69 70 70 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............86 82 78 75 73 72 RH..............50 58 69 76 84 84 20 FT WIND......S 2 SE 2 S 3 SW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.............30 30 30 30 10 10 .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 7100-8200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 3600-5500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100-9400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 72 64 67 53 59 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 75 81 86 88 89 RH..............90 82 67 57 52 48 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 3 W 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.............10 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...WALLACE---FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120703.POINT.02/LWX