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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLE MTN...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
517 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP COLDER TEMPERATURES MOVING OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL DIVE SOUTH INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY WEDNESDAY...AND THIS WILL BACK THE WINDS TO THE WEST DURING
THE DAY BRINGING MODERATING TEMPERATURES. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL
TRACK ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SOME
LIGHT RAIN...POSSIBLY SNOW TO HIGH ELEVATIONS...WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............35     30     30     31     33     35
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................27     27     36     40     42     44
RH..................78     77     52     42     39     39
20 FT WIND..........W 10   W 10   W 12   W 13   W 12   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     25     25     25     20     20
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.COLEM.01/RNK