FNUS71 KLWX 241842 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITEHOLLOW...USFS GWENDOLYN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 242 PM EDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1437 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS IN TO END THE WORK WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............69 69 RH..............63 61 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.21 25 CWR.............10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. 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 IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 70 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1600-2800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........94 97 83 67 36 24 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 59 54 50 47 45 RH..............70 87 69 61 58 55 20 FT WIND......SW 13 W 11 W 10 NW 10 NW 6 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 18 18 7 CWR.............30 70 20 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...ELLIOTT REQUESTED BY...OSCAR MONTIJO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130424.HITEH.01/LWX