FNUS71 KLWX 130300
FWSLWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEVELS FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2250 EDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CAROLINAS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY.
THE BOUNDARY WILL RETURN NORTH AS A WARM FRONT...PASSING THROUGH OUR
AREA LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE
FRONT THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-6400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........98     98     97     95     95     93
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     65     68     70     71     71
RH..............78     75     70     66     66     68
20 FT WIND......SE 2   E 2    E 3    E 4    E 4    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10
CWR.............50     50     50     40     40     40

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........92     91     91     91     90     87
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     70     68     67     66     66
RH..............71     76     78     84     93     93
20 FT WIND......E 5    N 2    NW 2   NW 2   N 2    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     5      5
CWR.............40     40     40     30     30     30

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-5000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........83     74     73     73     72     69
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............66     68     72     75     76     76
RH..............93     90     84     76     74     74
20 FT WIND......NW 2   W 2    SW 2   SW 4   S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10
CWR.............30     40     40     40     40     40

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120712.LEVEL.01/LWX