FNUS71 KRNK 011927
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCHER TRACT RX...USFS-GLEN/PED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
227 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST
INTO THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT...
RESULTING IN DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER. A WEAK AND DRY COOL FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...HOLDING
TEMPERATURES AT SEASONAL LEVELS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN
BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...MAINTAINING DRY WEATHER
FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............4      6      10     16     20     20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................33     36     46     51     56     59
RH..................60     55     40     34     29     26
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   W 4    W 5    W 6    W 8    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     15     15     15
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...SLEIGHTER
REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.LOCHE.01/RNK