FNUS71 KLWX 081808 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR CATBACK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 208 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. 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). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 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 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 44 44 44 47 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 72 69 66 64 62 RH..............52 61 66 70 73 75 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 41 41 41 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 64 70 75 78 79 RH..............75 73 63 55 47 44 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.CATBA.01/LWX