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SPOT FORECAST FOR CALDWELL FIELDS LIATRIS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
855 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD TODAY AND TONIGHT.
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY...WINDS COULD GUST TO 25 MPH...AND
WITH HIGH TEMPS NEAR 60F THIS TIME OF YEAR...RH VALUES COULD DROP
TO NEAR 30 PERCENT DURING MAX HEATING.

&&

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........58     37     31     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     41     47     51
RH..............50     41     35     32
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 2    S 3    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 25
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........52     56     56     47     47     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     43     40     39     37     36
RH..............39     47     54     60     66     71
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 3    S 2    S 2    SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........62     59     58     59     62     68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     35     44     49     53     56
RH..............82     81     65     58     53     50
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 1   SW 2   S 4    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      10     10

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FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA
REQUESTED BY...CATHERINE HANCOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.CALDW.01/RNK