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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH TRACT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
937 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS
THE MID ATLANTIC TODAY THEN HOLD ON THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING
SUNNY...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ECLIPSE 70
DEGREES TODAY ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA...AND RISE WELL INTO
THE 70S SATURDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC ON SUNDAY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THIS BOUNDARY FROM THE WEST INTO THE
MID ATLANTIC LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING RAIN AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES FOR THE EARLY HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     70     70
RH..............36     30     31
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-1200 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     61     56     53     50     47
RH..............34     43     53     61     66     68
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 2    W 2    W 3    NW 4   W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      10     5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........3      3      3      4      22     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     51     60     68     72     73
RH..............74     68     49     37     33     31
20 FT WIND......NW 4   NW 5   W 5    W 6    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     10

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...GERALD VICKERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.NORTH.01/LWX