FNUS71 KLWX 051627 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHAEFER HOLLOW FIRE...VIRGINIA DEPT. OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1227 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1235 EDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HOT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL HAVE A CUMULATIVE EFFECT ON ANYONE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SCATTERED T-STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY T-STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. AN ISOLATED T-STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MOST PLACES WILL END UP DRY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......11400-13000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 27 54 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............93 95 96 RH..............41 40 38 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 CWR.............20 20 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING... THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9900-11300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........57 50 47 42 38 32 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............94 89 84 81 79 77 RH..............41 56 65 69 72 71 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............50 30 30 30 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER/T-STORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8600-10200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 23 27 32 35 32 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 81 89 94 97 97 RH..............76 74 57 47 42 42 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 2 N 2 N 1 NE 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 CWR.............20 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE TALBERT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120705.SCHAE.01/LWX