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SPOT FORECAST FOR CALDERWOOD WILDFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
742 AM EDT TUE AUG 24 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...
WILL TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AREA WIDE. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR LATE AUGUST THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6600 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4910 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION..........28.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........36     36     41     46     50     50
TEMP............66     74     80     84     86     84
RH..............87     62     50     42     36     42
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 3    SE 4   SE 5   SE 6   SE 5


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0 BY MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5600 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4100 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3910 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION..........23.

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FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN
REQUESTED BY...MARK MENDONCA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.CALDE.01/MRX