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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT SULPHUR...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
840 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING DOWN THE EAST COAST TODAY.
THIS WILL KEEP VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION...AND BRING LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL ALSO
REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT TO THE WEST WILL
LIKELY BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY...AND THEN A BETTER
CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN THURSDAY.

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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........21     31     40     47     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     43     46     49     51
RH..............49     34     31     29     33
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 6   SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...CATHERINE HANCOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.SALTS.01/RNK