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SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON RIVER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
305 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE GOING TO DROP INTO 20S SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AGAIN SATURDAY WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE 20S.
HIS WILL START TO INCREASE FIRE DANGER
SOME...DESPITE THE WINDS REMAINING LIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN
WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEMS
SHIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE TENNESSEE AND
OHIO VALLEYS. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE AREA DAMP INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...AS IT WILL BE A SLOW MOVER.

&&

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 0 TO
                    2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE.

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................71     60     54     49     46     43
RH..................25     36     45     55     64     71
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 0 TO 3
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      8      18     21     25
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................39     43     54     62     68     73
RH..................81     72     48     34     27     22
20 FT WIND..........W 2    NW 2   NW 3   NW 4   W 4    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      10     15
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA
REQUESTED BY...AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.JACKS.01/RNK