FNUS71 KLWX 041104 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOFT MOUNTAIN...RED TEAM - NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 704 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0658 EDT ON JULY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE MID- ATLANTIC STATES FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD AFFECT THE AREA LATE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10300-11500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 54 45 49 65 67 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 75 80 84 87 87 RH..............87 82 69 59 52 50 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 30 50 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 59 57 56 54 52 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............85 82 78 76 74 73 RH..............55 65 74 79 84 84 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 W 3 W 3 SW 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 CWR.............50 30 30 30 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 9800-11700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 12100-13100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 10500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 46 46 46 51 51 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 77 83 88 91 91 RH..............90 82 67 55 49 49 20 FT WIND......W 1 SW 1 W 2 W 2 NW 2 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 CWR.............20 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...MARK CLERE FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120704.LOFTM.02/LWX