FNUS71 KLWX 032031 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 431 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1618 EDT ON JULY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND T-STORMS HAVE POPPED UP NEAR THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A SHOWER HAS POPPED UP JUST TO THE WEST AND IT WILL LIKELY PASS THROUGH OVER THE NEXT HOUR. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS/T-STORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY DUE TO THE HEAT WILL CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND HAIL IN ANY T-STORMS THAT DEVELOP. AREAS OF FOG ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED VALLEYS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOULD THERE BE RAINFALL THIS EVENING THEN RH VALUES WILL BE HIGHER... RESULTING IN LOCALLY DENSE FOG. 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100-9900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 4 PM SKY (%).........59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............88 RH..............47 20 FT WIND......SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 CWR.............10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 67 56 53 56 57 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 83 79 77 75 74 RH..............51 59 69 74 79 79 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 SW 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............30 40 30 30 20 20 .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE 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 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...WALLACE---FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120703.POINT.04/LWX