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SPOT FORECAST FOR SELU...RADFORD UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
905 AM EDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1705 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY
OVER WEDNESDAYS HIGHS...AND ALLOW RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON TO
FALL BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. FRIDAY WILL BE EVEN WARMER...
AND GRADIENT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG...
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING FRIDAY EVENING AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.

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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          5 PM
SKY (%).............0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE
TEMP................68
RH..................27
20 FT WIND..........SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10
MIX HGT (FT)........4800
TRANSPORT WIND......W 12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.


TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      1      2      3      6
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................65     60     57     54     51     50
RH..................28     38     47     57     62     68
20 FT WIND..........SW 4   S 2    SW 2   SW 2   W 2    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........4000   2500   1000   300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 14   SW 16  SW 12  SW 8   SW 9   W 10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............44     72     81     78     73     77
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................47     45     54     61     67     70
RH..................76     84     74     61     45     45
20 FT WIND..........W 6    W 10   W 13   W 13   W 11   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     25     30     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    900    1900   3200   4100
TRANSPORT WIND......W 12   W 14   W 21   W 26   NW 26  W 25

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...CONTROLLED BURN MGR  284
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.SELU_.01/RNK