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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN VALLEY GF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
343 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO LAT AND LONG TO PLACE IN PROPER LOCATION.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SLOWLY EAST INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT BEFORE SLIDING OFFSHORE BY MIDWEEK. A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.


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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS AND FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH.

TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........48     46
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............32     31
RH..............36     38
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 13.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 13
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........48     38     31     27     21     13
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     25     22     21     19     18
RH..............42     47     53     55     56     57
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 10  NW 9   NW 9   NW 8   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........3      1      10     21     26     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............16     18     26     31     35     38
RH..............66     67     53     43     36     32
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 5   NW 4   NW 3   W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     5      5

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FORECASTER...KOSTURA
REQUESTED BY...AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090223.HIDDE.01/RNK