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SPOT FORECAST FOR NO BUSINESS RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
652 PM EDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY...

RH VALUES WILL RECOVER SOMEWHAT TONIGHT. RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE
20 TO 25 PERCENT RANEGE THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER..PERHAPS
GUSTING TO 20 MPH. DRY AND EVEN WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPETCED
THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.


TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).............58  65  75  74  69  63  56  52  50  49  46  41
WEATHER COV.........            SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE........            RW  RW
TEMP................50  48  46  44  43  42  41  41  40  39  39  38
RH..................38  44  54  56  58  61  62  64  65  66  67  69
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......10  10  8   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....25  25  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
TRANSP WIND DIR.....W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.....23  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
CWR.................10  10  20  20  20  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    22 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............36  33  32  25  13  6   4   4   4   4   4   5
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................37  37  42  46  50  54  56  59  61  63  64  65
RH..................72  76  63  54  46  40  36  32  28  25  23  21
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......5   5   5   5   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15  15  15  15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20
TRANSP WIND DIR.....S   S   S   SW  W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.....2   2   4   9   22  30  31  28  23  21  18  16
CWR.................10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.NOBUS.01/RNK