FNUS71 KLWX 081747 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR CATBACK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 147 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN WARM CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. A POPUP SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BUT RAINFALL A AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE LIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE FOCUSED TO OUR NORTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE WARM...BUT A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL USHER IN MORE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...KEEPING RH VALUES ABOVE 40 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY. THE WARMER TEMPS WILL CAUSE RH VALUES TO BE A BIT LOWER...BUT RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT. THURSDAY WILL ALSO TURN OUT WARM WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS/T-STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800-8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 62 67 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 70 71 RH..............49 44 46 20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 CWR.............10 10 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TOWARD MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 66 73 82 89 79 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 66 63 61 60 59 RH..............51 61 70 75 78 80 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 15 15 CWR.............30 30 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 56 56 56 55 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 61 69 74 78 78 RH..............83 75 59 51 45 47 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............30 30 30 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.CATBA.01/LWX