FNUS71 KLWX 051016 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NEIGHBOR MOUNTAIN FIRE...RED TEAM - NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 616 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0609 EDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAKENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...BRINGING CONTINUED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9000-9700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 54 53 53 53 52 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............76 80 86 91 93 94 RH..............76 72 61 50 43 41 20 FT WIND......S 3 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700-8500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 33 31 29 27 32 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............92 87 82 79 77 75 RH..............46 57 65 72 74 74 20 FT WIND......NW 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.............20 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600-8900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 18 19 21 22 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 78 84 88 91 91 RH..............74 69 59 52 44 42 20 FT WIND......W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WOODCOCK REQUESTED BY...MARK CLERE FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120705.NEIGH.01/LWX