FNUS71 KLWX 052014 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 414 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1603 EDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPPER-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS IN THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR- NORMAL LEVELS NEXT WEEK IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........79 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 UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...THEN 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000-9900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 30 45 49 50 50 42 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............93 91 86 82 79 77 75 RH..............43 47 59 65 69 71 76 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 N 3 N 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 5 CWR.............10 20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 25 30 36 41 50 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 79 85 89 92 93 RH..............76 69 59 52 46 44 20 FT WIND......N 2 NW 2 NW 3 N 3 N 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...WALLACE---FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120705.POINT.03/LWX