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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN VALLEY HAY FIELDS...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
443 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND MAKE WAY
FOR A DRY BACK DOOR COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY. AN EVEN STRONGER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION BEHIND THIS WEAK FRONT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
PRECIPITATION RETURNS TO OUR FORECAST SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............3      4      4      4      4      4
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................41     37     35     33     32     31
RH..................34     42     47     52     56     62
20 FT WIND..........S 4    S 3    S 4    SW 4   SW 5   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      10     10     10     10
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............5      7      11     15     18     20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................29     32     41     46     51     54
RH..................72     69     52     43     36     31
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 5    W 7    W 8    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     16     16     15
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMESTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.HIDDE.01/RNK