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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY KNOB...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
158 PM EST SUN FEB 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1344 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND
STALL OVER THE CAROLINAS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MID-
ATLANTIC TONIGHT AND MONDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. THEN THE FRONT
RETURNS NORTH ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........73     52     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     63     56
RH..............57     50     63
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     10


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2 TO 8
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.


TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........51     39     29     19     14     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     45     42     40     39     37
RH..............51     71     72     72     72     72
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 4    NW 4   W 3    W 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE LATE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........30     37     39     36     37     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     33     42     47     51     54
RH..............83     88     69     57     49     46
20 FT WIND......N 1    NW 1   W 0    S 2    SE 3   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      10


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FORECASTER...STEWART
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE ANNIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090208.ROCKY.01/RNK