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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH MTN  LAKE STATE PARK...VA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
905 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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
BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY...AND THEN
A BETTER CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN THURSDAY.

&&

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      4 PM
SKY (%).........34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............55
RH..............22
20 FT WIND......SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........39     48     52     69     89     89
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     48     46     43     41     39
RH..............26     39     49     59     64     72
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 4   SE 2   E 0    E 1    E 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........79     96     98     99     99     99
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............37     35     38     41     43     44
RH..............76     73     66     62     63     66
20 FT WIND......E 1    SE 2   SE 3   SE 4   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      10     10     10

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...REED STANLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.SMITH.01/RNK