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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAIGS CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
832 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY.  FOR TODAY EXPECT A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF MID AND
UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS...NO RAIN.

&&

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........68     69     69     67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     61     63     65
RH..............43     37     35     33
20 FT WIND......S 5    SE 6   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........66     64     64     66     68     71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     59     56     54     53     51
RH..............36     44     53     65     79     84
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 4    S 3    S 2    SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 11 TO
                    16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........75     80     89     94     92     87
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............49     47     54     60     65     67
RH..............90     97     75     61     49     40
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 2   W 6    W 10   W 13   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      15     25     30     25

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FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE ANNIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090310.CRAIG.01/RNK