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SPOT FORECAST FOR FORE MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
735 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1923 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES
WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH RECORD
TO NEAR RECORD WARMTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
IN THE 80S TO NEAR 90 CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
AND WILL COUPLE WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO PROMOTE ANOTHER DAY OF ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
2500 FEET WHERE VALUES MAY ONLY REBOUND TO AROUND 50 OR 60 PERCENT
BY MORNING.

SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE MOUNTAINS. DURING THE PEAK HEATING PART OF THE DAY...
THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY DIP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE THURSDAY. THE WEATHER BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE
MORE SEASONAL THAN CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
FOR THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      2      7
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................81     74     68     65     62     60
                    MIN HUMIDITY........24     34     44     50     56     61
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5   SW 4   W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     15     5      5      5      5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 4   SW 3   W 2    W 1    W 1    W 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....20     15     5      5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............9      8      0      13     33     41
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................58     59     67     74     79     82
                    MIN HUMIDITY........66     65     47     37     31     28
WIND (20 FT)........W 2    W 2    W 7    W 10   SW 10  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      20     25     25     25
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 1    W 2    W 5    W 8    SW 7   SW 7
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      20     25     25     25
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...HUDGINS
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN POLK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100406.FOREM.01/RNK