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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFAWGER FIRE...ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
615 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1759 EDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF WETTING RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY A SHOWER
THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE INCIDENT AREA BETWEEN 6:30 AND 7:00 PM.  ANY
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR RAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT WILL BE HIT AND MISS.

ERRATIC WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN NOW AND 8:00 PM
THIS EVENING...BUT THE PRIMARY WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE FROM THE WEST...
TENDING MORE FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH.


TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............71     80     77     70     67     62
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP................87     83     79     76     73     72
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52     58     69     75     77     79
WIND (20 FT)........W 7    W 6    W 6    W 6    NW 6   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     10
CWR.................80     60     50     30     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............49     44     49     47     46     44
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................70     73     78     83     85     88
                    MIN HUMIDITY........84     74     62     53     46     40
WIND (20 FT)........W 3    W 2    W 4    NW 5   NW 5   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     10     10
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...TOM BIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100628.HOFAW.01/RNK