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SPOT FORECAST FOR CATHERINE FURNACE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
926 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0916 EDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND
BRING WARMER THAN TEMPERATURES TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. TODAY WILL FEATURE DRY CONDITIONS
WITH LOW RH VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2700 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........44     54     53     40     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     65     72     75     74
RH..............66     45     30     26     28
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 4   S 5    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4   SW 3   S 4    S 4    S 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...KLEIN
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN POLK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101024.CATHE.01/LWX