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SPOT FORECAST FOR FENWICK MINES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1011 AM EDT SAT APR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH OR MORE CAN BE ANTICIPATED
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THERE WILL BE 1 TO 3 HOUR WINDOW OF
HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

THE DRY COOL FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.
THIS FRONT WILL BRING ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER FOR
SUNDAY...AND THEN TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK WELL ABOVE NORMAL
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHILE THE WEATHER REMAINS DRY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22
                    TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............15     19     28     45
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................62     67     73     76
                    MIN HUMIDITY........60     52     44     34
WIND (20 FT)........E 4    S 6    S 8    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     20     20
CWR.................0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 10
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............55     50     43     36     31     32
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................75     68     64     59     56     54
                    MIN HUMIDITY........32     43     52     59     64     69
WIND (20 FT)........SW 7   SW 4   W 5    NW 5   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     15     15     10     5      5
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............36     35     29     24     20     17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................51     51     59     66     71     74
                    MIN HUMIDITY........75     71     51     38     29     25
WIND (20 FT)........NW 2   NW 3   N 3    NW 2   W 2    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.................10     0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN POLK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100403.FENWI.01/RNK