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SPOT FORECAST FOR SINKING CREEK GRASS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
415 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY PROVIDING
DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND
PASS THROUGH THE REGION LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...PRECEDED
AND ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS...AND FOLLOWED BY COLDER WEATHER FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NOTE:  A COMMS LINK WAS DOWN (SOMEWHERE) BETWEEN USFS AND NWS...SO
THE SPOT REQUEST WENT UNRECOGNIZED BY OUR SYSTEM.  SORRY FOR THE LATE
RESPONSE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTH 7 TO
                    16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          4 PM
SKY (%).............30
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE
TEMP................65
                    MIN HUMIDITY........25
WIND (20 FT)........N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10
CWR.................0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............36     33     3      3      2      2
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................60     53     49     45     42     40
                    MIN HUMIDITY........32     44     52     59     63     69
WIND (20 FT)........N 5    N 4    NW 4   NW 3   NW 1   NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...CASS HANCOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.SINKI.03/RNK