FNUS71 KLWX 041628 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR COWBANE PRAIRE...VADCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1128 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXITS OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. THEREFORE...EXPECT ANOTHER BREEZY AND CHILLY DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ECLIPSE 40 DEGREES IN MOST AREAS...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. THE WARMEST READINGS WILL BE FOUND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...AND MOVE TO OUR EAST TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GREAT PLAINS WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN 20 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........11 11 9 4 1 7 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 41 43 44 44 44 43 RH..............29 25 24 23 22 21 25 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........22 31 39 45 50 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 37 35 33 31 30 RH..............33 40 42 41 42 48 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 4 W 3 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 76 83 96 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............29 32 36 40 42 42 RH..............54 61 67 56 51 56 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SE 2 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CWR.............10 10 20 20 40 60 $$ FORECASTER...KLEIN REQUESTED BY...WES PAULOS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130304.COWBA.01/LWX