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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROARING RUN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
435 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 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.

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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH
                    LATE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      6
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................85     78     72     68     65     62
                    MIN HUMIDITY........21     31     37     44     50     57
WIND (20 FT)........SW 7   SW 5   SW 2   W 1    N 2    SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     15     5             5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 5   SW 4   SW 2   W 1    N 1    SE 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....20     15     5             5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 28
                    MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............11     10     0      12     32     40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................59     59     69     77     82     86
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65     64     45     34     28     25
WIND (20 FT)........SE 0   NE 1   NW 6   W 9    SW 8   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....              15     20     20     20
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SE 0   NE 1   NW 4   W 7    SW 6   SW 6
EYE LVL WND GST.....              15     20     20     20
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...KOSTURA
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN POLK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100406.ROARI.01/RNK