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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDE WING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1009 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO TUESDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION
THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRONT TO THE WEST MAY BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN
TO THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN LATER
IN THE WEEK. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
AND MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT...AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS.

THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY DROP QUITE A BIT IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT THE 24 PERCENT THAT I HAVE FORECAST FOR THE BURN
SITE SHOULD BE WORST CASE...AND MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 2
                    TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      3      9      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     45     52     57     59
RH..............54     47     33     26     24
20 FT WIND......SE 0   E 1    NE 2   W 4    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      4      12     23     32     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     51     47     44     42     40
RH..............27     32     35     39     44     48
20 FT WIND......NW 3   N 2    NE 1   NE 2   E 3    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........32     36     37     38     38     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     35     42     47     51     54
RH..............53     58     45     39     36     33
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 2    E 2    SE 2   SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.GOLDE.01/RNK