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SPOT FORECAST FOR AUSTIN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1135 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 11:01 PM EDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
A SOMEWHAT COOLER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE
FRONT MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WHICH WILL INCREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

AS THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE COAST...WARMER AIR
RETURNS BY MID WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY ARRIVE LATE IN THE WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............36     17     28     40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................69     66     64     62
RH..................54     67     72     77
20 FT WIND..........NW 3   NW 3   NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      10     5      5
CWR.................10     10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............36     39     40     44     41     53
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................60     62     70     77     82     84
RH..................83     80     63     51     42     39
20 FT WIND..........NW 3   NW 3   NW 4   NW 5   N 6    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2   NW 2   NW 3   NW 4   N 4    N 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      10     15     15     15
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...HYSELL
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN POLK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100919.AUSTI.01/RNK