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SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS OFFICE RX BURN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1024 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE OVER IOWA WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST TODAY AND BRING A
COLD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A VERY LARGE HIGH WITH
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL COVER THE REGION THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL.

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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........8      46     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     37     39
RH..............30     27     28
20 FT WIND......SW 4   S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........46     54     57     63     71     71
WEATHER COV.....                                   ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   SNSHWR
TEMP............36     32     31     30     29     28
RH..............34     43     51     50     48     50
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    W 6    W 8    W 10   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     20     25

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO 20 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........64     47     31     33     33     31
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     25     25     26     27     26
RH..............56     48     40     37     34     33
20 FT WIND......W 10   NW 10  NW 10  NW 9   NW 9   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...KOSTURA
REQUESTED BY...DAVID BOSTIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090114.USFSO.01/RNK