FNUS71 KLWX 111034 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR CATBACK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 634 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY THOUGH IT STILL GET INTO THE 70S AT THE FIRE AREA. ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AS A STABLE LAYER WILL CONTINUE ALOFT NEAR 7000 FEET TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE W-SW AND HUMIDITY MAY BE A BIT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATER IN THE DAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED...PERHAPS UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL IN LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN LATER FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 55 58 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 74 77 77 RH..............59 53 48 45 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 7 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 CWR.............10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH LATE. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........56 56 69 87 96 95 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 70 66 64 61 59 RH..............46 59 68 73 84 87 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 7 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 20 20 CWR.............30 40 40 50 70 70 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................80 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6600-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 TO 37 MPH...BECOMING WEST 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........93 89 73 57 41 40 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............59 58 61 63 62 63 RH..............87 86 78 70 67 58 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 SW 12 SW 11 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 25 CWR.............80 80 80 20 20 10 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDSTEIN REQUESTED BY...COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130411.CATBA.01/LWX