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SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVOIR ROAD FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1159 PM EDT SAT JUL 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2340 EDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLEAR SKIES...DRY WEATHER...AND LIGHT WINDS THE NEXT 5 DAYS.

A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BLOCK ANY SIGNIFICANT
MOISTURE SOURCES...AND MINIMIZE WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL UNTIL
AT LEAST THURSDAY.

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DIP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT
EACH AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE MODERATING WITH
THE AFTERNOON MAXIMUM UP A COUPLE DEGREES EACH DAY. EYE LEVEL
WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN...UPSLOPE DURING THE DAY
AND DOWSLOPE AT NIGHT...SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT TOWARD DAYBREAK.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NONE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT MAINLY DOWN DRAINAGE.

TIME (EDT)          11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................66     63     61     59
                    MIN HUMIDITY........67     69     72     78
WIND (20 FT)........S 2    W 1    W 1    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....
CWR.................0      0      0      0

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NONE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS
                    TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      1      2      2      1
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................58     63     71     78     83     87
                    MIN HUMIDITY........84     75     58     46     39     33
WIND (20 FT)........CALM   CALM   S  2   S 3    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....                     5             10
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MONCURE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100703.RESER.01/RNK