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SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUNI PINE BARRENS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1246 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUNI PINE BARRENS...DCR-DNH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1120 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN FROM NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT...TURNING
THE WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST AND ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
TO RECOVER. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT AND MOVE NORTH OF THE REGION...BRINGING MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES ON WEDNESDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION...WITH MUCH COLDER WEATHER LATE IN
THE WEEK.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE
                    MORNING AND BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE MID
                    AFTERNOON...5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (2000-31700 FT-MPH).



FORECASTER...MCNATT
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.