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SPOT FORECAST FOR CUBVILLE...USFSNS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
345 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN VIRGINIA WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT.
CLEARING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK HIGH SLIDES IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION
ON THURSDAY MAY BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING
A RENEWED THREAT OF SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY INCREASING HUMIDITY
ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............64     56     49     37     24     17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................57     54     51     49     48     47
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44     46     52     58     63     66
WIND (20 FT)........NW 3   NW 4   W 3    W 3    W 3    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      10
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 3 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 9 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............11     10     30     52     54     63
WEATHER COV.........                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................46     48     53     56     59     61
                    MIN HUMIDITY........69     62     50     42     38     36
WIND (20 FT)........W 3    W 2    W 5    W 6    W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     15     15     15
CWR.................10     10     10     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.CUBVI.01/RNK