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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROANOKE COUNTY ECC...ROANOKE COUNTY ECC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
147 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1330 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECTING THE WARMEST DAY THIS FAR INTO THE YEAR AS HIGH
PRESSURE SLIDES TO THE EAST...AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES TO THE
NORTHWEST. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN THESE TWO
SYSTEMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE WHERE
GUSTS UP TO 30 TO MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STEADILY DIMINISHING BY
EARLY EVENING TO 10 MPH OR LESS. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION
OVERNIGHT...BUT EVEN IF IT OCCURS PRECIPITATION WOULD BE ONLY A COUPLE
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH
BY EARLY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT BE GUSTY.

&&

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............25     26     39
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................75     78     78
RH..................38     31     30
20 FT WIND..........W 9    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     25     20
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 7    W 7    W 6
EYE LVL WND GST.....25     25     20
CWR.................0      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............52     55     59     64     66     66
WEATHER COV.........                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................76     69     66     63     60     59
RH..................34     51     58     66     71     71
20 FT WIND..........W 7    W 5    W 4    W 4    W 5    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     10     10     10     10     15
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 5    W 4    W 3    W 3    W 4    NW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....20     10     10     10     10     15
CWR.................10     10     10     10     20     20

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FORECASTER...KEIGHTON
REQUESTED BY...COIII AC PAYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110318.ROANO.01/RNK