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SPOT FORECAST FOR BSB...DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
634 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

...HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD DROP INTO THE 20S FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

PATCHY VALLEY FOG AND FROST IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL
QUICKLY BURN OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE 20S FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE LIGHT
AND PRIMARILY FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE
NEEDED IF FUELS DRY SUFFICIENTLY BY FRIDAY. ANOTHER DRY AND WARM
AFTERNOON SATURDAY UNTIL THE NEXT RAIN MAKER ARRIVES SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

&&

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............6      3      0      4      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................58     52     48     44     42     40
RH..................34     42     49     58     69     79
20 FT WIND..........NE 1   E 2    E 3    E 2    SE 1   S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      3      9      15     21     20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................37     41     49     56     60     63
RH..................88     77     53     38     31     28
20 FT WIND..........S 1    SW 2   SW 1   W 1    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....                            5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...STONEFIELD
REQUESTED BY...CLAIBORNE WOODALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.BSB__.01/RNK