FNUS71 KLWX 031915 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 315 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 EDT ON JULY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT WINDS ALONG WITH HIGH DEWPOINTS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF FOG TOWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS. SHOULD THERE BE RAINFALL THIS EVENING THEN RH VALUES WILL BE HIGHER RESULTING IN LOCALLY DENSE FOG. AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR T-STORMS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HIGH AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY SUGGESTS THAT T-STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. UPPER-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANY T-STORM CHANCE WILL BE MINIMAL DUE TO SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER-LEVEL HIGH. HOWEVER...IT WILL TURN OUT QUITE HOT. THE HEAT WILL HAVE A CUMULATIVE AFFECT ON ANYONE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. A BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE AREA DURING THE WEEKEND...BRINGING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND T-STORMS. HOT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 11000-12400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........57 56 59 62 69 71 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 77 82 86 89 89 RH..............79 71 63 53 47 45 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 CWR.............20 40 40 40 50 50 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 58 54 49 45 44 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............87 83 79 77 75 74 RH..............50 61 69 71 74 74 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 5 W 5 W 5 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............50 30 30 30 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9900-10700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 43 43 43 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 78 84 89 92 92 RH..............76 67 61 50 43 41 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...WALLACE---FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120703.POINT.03/LWX