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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF MOUNTAIN...TNC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
725 AM EDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. A COOL FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON
THURSDAY BEFORE STALLING OVER NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE ON
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT SHIFTS BACK NORTH OF US FRIDAY WITH A
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER
THE ENTIRE REGION WILL REMAIN VERY DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD...SO
OTHER THAN SOME CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME...NOT MUCH PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA.

.TODAY...

                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54     48     45     43
WIND (20 FT)........SW 2   S 4    S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     15

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 7
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45     53     60     68     74     78
WIND (20 FT)........S 5    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 3   W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
                    MIN HUMIDITY........83     73     65     59     54     51
WIND (20 FT)........W 2    W 3    W 7    W 10   W 11   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      15     25     30     30
CWR.................10     10     10     10     20     20

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FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...MARGIT BUCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.BLUFF.01/RNK