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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELKHORN MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
652 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON PUSHING OFF THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. RETURN
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION FOR THURSDAY.
RAIN WITH SOME POSSIBLE SNOW FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    500-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........14     14     10     10     10     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............20     29     36     40     40     35
RH..............60     42     31     27     26     33
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 2   SE 2   SE 3   SE 4   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...N. LISTEMAA
REQUESTED BY...JR WAGGY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.ELKHO.01/LWX