FNUS71 KLWX 091903 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR JARMAN GAP 5...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 303 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE MIN RH SHOULD BE ABOVE 30 PERCENT DUE TO INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE. 20-FOOT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. MORE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TO KEEP THE RH VALUES ABOVE 30 PERCENT...DESPITE THE WARM CONDITIONS. A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE BREEZIER CONDITIONS. 20-FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH...BUT GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE NORTH. BREEZIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE...BUT MUCH OF THE TIME WILL BE DRY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE T-STORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-6700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........34 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............77 77 RH..............40 42 20 FT WIND......W 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 CWR.............0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 31 34 35 34 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 72 69 67 65 64 RH..............45 51 57 61 63 65 20 FT WIND......SW 7 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 27 25 27 34 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 65 72 76 79 80 RH..............67 63 53 48 42 41 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 25 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LASORSA REQUESTED BY...JOHN FRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.JARMA.06/LWX