FNUS71 KRNK 231951
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SPOT FORECAST FOR GAP CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
351 PM EDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHALLOW INVERSION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND ERODE QUICKLY AFTER
SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
SHIFTS SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO
THE REGION SATURDAY...STALLING ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY INTO
THE AREA BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES LATER THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............46     46     24     12     11     7
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................85     79     74     70     68     67
RH..................39     53     63     73     80     86
20 FT WIND..........W 2    S 1    SW 2   NW 2   N 2    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5             5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2    S 1    SW 1   NW 2   N 2    NW 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5             5      5      5      5
CWR.................10     0      0      0      0      0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............4      3      4      11     22     39
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................64     65     77     84     88     91
RH..................95     91     59     47     40     36
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   W 2    W 4    SW 5   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     10     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 1   W 2    W 3    SW 4   SW 5   SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      10     10     15     15
CWR.................0      0      0      0      10     10

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FORECASTER...KOSTURA
REQUESTED BY...DAVE BOSTIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100923.GAPCR.01/RNK