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SPOT FORECAST FOR POOR MOUNTAIN FIRE...ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
349 PM EST THU JAN 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 EST ON JANUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...LOW HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON...

THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON ARE GENERALLY IN THE 20S WITH SOME
TEENS ABOVE 3000 FEET. OVERNIGHT...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING INCREASING
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER.

A COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LIMITED MOISTURE. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE GUSTY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS...BUT
ONLY UP TO 25 OR 30 MPH. A BETTER THREAT OF PRECIPITATION COMES SUNDAY...AND
AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY.

&&

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH LATE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........3      9      30     45     54     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     32     31     30     30     29
RH..............29     31     34     38     43     48
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 3    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      10
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 3    SW 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      5      5      10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 25
                    TO 28 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........77     79     73     66     59     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     28     34     37     40     40
RH..............52     55     54     62     63     60
20 FT WIND......SW 6   W 7    W 8    W 10   W 10   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6   W 7    W 8    W 10   W 10   W 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     20     25     25     20

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FORECASTER...KOSTURA
REQUESTED BY...TOM BIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090101.POORM.02/RNK