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SPOT FORECAST FOR FENWICK MINES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
327 PM EDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...

A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL REMAIN
OVER THE EASTERN U.S. INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING CLEAR AND VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES BY DAY...WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 500 PM AT ABOUT
18%...THE RECOVER QUICKLY INTO THE EVENING. THE RH WILL AGAIN BE LOW
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 25% OR HIGHER.

A WEAKENING MAINLY DRY COOL FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER
WEATHER BACK INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE
THE WEATHER REMAINS DRY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST OR UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 300 FT AGL LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2 TO 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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
                    MIN HUMIDITY........25     30     39     45     52     60
WIND (20 FT)........SE 4   SE 3   S 2    S 0    SW 1   W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      1
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................47     47     59     69     76     81
                    MIN HUMIDITY........72     75     52     36     25     21
WIND (20 FT)........W 1    NW 1   NE 1   E 2    S 4    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....                     5      10     10

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.FENWI.02/RNK