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SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT LEWIS MOUNTAIN...ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1047 AM EDT SAT JUL 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1036 EDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BLOCK ANY SIGNIFICANT
MOISTURE SOURCES...AND MINIMIZE WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL UNTIL
THURSDAY.

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL STAY LOW THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK UP DURING THE WEEKEND...
REACHING ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................71     76     79     83
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51     40     33     29
WIND (20 FT)........NE 1   E 2    SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      10
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NE 1   E 2    SE 3   SE 3
EYE LVL WND GST.....       5      5      10
CWR.................0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 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      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................79     74     68     64     62     60
                    MIN HUMIDITY........34     41     53     64     69     75
WIND (20 FT)........SE 5   SE 4   SE 2   S 1    W 1    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SE 4   SE 3   SE 1   S 1    W 1    W 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....10     10     5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    1 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTH
                    AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      1      3      4      3
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................57     62     70     77     81     85
                    MIN HUMIDITY........85     74     56     46     40     35
WIND (20 FT)........W 1    W 1    W 2    W 2    S 3    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      5      5      10
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 1    W 1    W 1    W 2    S 2    S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....              5      5      5      10
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF TOM BIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100703.FORTL.01/RNK