FNUS71 KLWX 241612 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK MTN BLOCKS 4 5...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1212 PM EDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS IN TO END THE WORK WEEK. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY SUBSIDE BY THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...AT ELEVATIONS...WEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9500-9800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 56 57 RH..............36 32 29 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 12 CWR.............10 10 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 33 24 23 31 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 50 47 44 42 41 RH..............32 46 53 65 70 67 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 CWR.............10 10 10 10 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 15 10 12 20 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 43 50 55 58 59 RH..............70 67 50 40 34 34 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 4 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...ELLIOTT REQUESTED BY...COLLETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.BUCKM.01/LWX