FNUS71 KRLX 071237
FWSRLX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARTLICK...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
837 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

.DISCUSSION...
ONE MORE DRY...BREEZY...AND VERY WARM DAY BEFORE A WETTING RAIN
ARRIVES. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE NEAR RECORD HIGHS.  GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TODAY.  HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL AGAIN DROP
LOW...MAINLY AROUND 20 PERCENT RANGE IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

A COLD FRONT THURSDAY BRINGS RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...
FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES.  THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN AROUND 10 AM AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.  RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AROUND 0.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
MODERATING TEMPERATURES...DRY WEATHER...AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS
MAY PRESENT GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........3         4         10        16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............51        61        73        82
RH..............73        52        32        22
20 FT WIND......S 8G20    SW 8G20   SW 8G20   SW 9G25
MIX HGT (FT)....200       400       2200      3900
MIXNG WIND......S 14      SW 13     SW 15     SW 17
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....5         6         5         4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........25        37        46        52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............83        73        66        61
RH..............22        34        45        60
20 FT WIND......SW 8G20   SW 6G15   S 7G15    S 8G20
MIX HGT (FT)....2900      2000      1500      600
MIXNG WIND......S 14      SW 10     S 12      S 14
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

.THURSDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........66        87        96        100
WEATHER COV.....          S CHC     LIKELY    DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............57        59        61        58
RH..............69        67        62        57
20 FT WIND......S 8G20    SW 6G10   W 5G10    W 5G10
MIX HGT (FT)....600       1100      1700      2000
MIXNG WIND......S 14      SW 9      W 8       W 7
CWR.............0         10        60        80
LAL.............1         3         3         3
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...JSH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE COUNTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100407.BARTL.01/RLX