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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
815 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY...
...TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...

HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES.
CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH IS PRODUCING A WARM SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WIND.  TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE
15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THIS WILL PUSH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY MINIMUMS TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON THE NORTH SLOPE
AND 25 PERCENT ON THE SOUTH SLOPE.

THERE IS AN ISOLATED THREAT OF A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM
BUT THE WETTING RAIN CHANCE IS 10 PERCENT OR LESS. THREAT WINDOW
FOR ANY CLOUD BUILD-UPS OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WOULD BE BETWEEN
4:00 PM AND 8:00 PM.

&&

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............14     27     40     45
WEATHER COV.........                     ISOLD THUNDER
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................70     78     83     86
RH..................48     37     33     30
20 FT WIND..........W 2    W 5    W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........800    3300   4500   7200
TRANSPORT WIND......W 10   W 15   W 13   SW 14
CWR.................10     10     0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 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 (%).............45     39     27     17     16     10
WEATHER COV.........ISOLD THUNDER        NONE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................84     76     71     66     62     60
RH..................33     45     55     64     69     73
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   SW 4   SW 3   SW 3   W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     5      5      5      5      5
CWR.................10     10     10     0      0      0

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............4      0      6      10     13     16
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     60     69     76     81     84
RH..................84     69     53     43     37     33
20 FT WIND..........W 2    W 0    W 0    SW 2   SW 5   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5                           10     10
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090425.MILLC.01/RNK