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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLE MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
302 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT TO THE WEST
MAY BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN FOR MID OR LATE WEEK. SINKING AIR
BETWEEN A STRONG STORM ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WESTERN ATLANTIC
SHOULD PUSH RH VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT.

&&

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 3 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     25     23     21     20     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     48     46     43     42     40
RH..............24     29     36     45     53     56
20 FT WIND......W 1    NW 2   NW 2   N 3    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING WEST 1 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........23     26     29     32     34     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     37     41     45     47     49
RH..............58     59     50     45     42     43
20 FT WIND......N 5    NE 5   E 4    E 3    SE 3   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...CORRIGAN
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.COLEM.01/RNK