FNUS71 KLWX 132229 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR LEVELS FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 629 PM EDT FRI JUL 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1822 EDT ON JULY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INTERMITTENT SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WEST FROM THE BLUE RIDGE. MORE INTENSE SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING UP THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY OVERNIGHT AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION BEFORE PASSING THROUGH ON SATURDAY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........98 99 99 99 97 94 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 70 68 66 65 66 RH..............68 73 81 90 93 90 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............30 30 50 60 60 60 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 89 82 81 82 80 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 67 69 72 74 73 RH..............87 90 87 84 79 84 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 CWR.............60 60 60 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120713.LEVEL.01/LWX