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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAXTON PEAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
729 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1913 EDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE CROSSING THE BLUE RIDGE THIS EVENING.
EXPECT WILDFIRE SITE TO REMAIN DRY...BUT BE ALERT FOR VARIABLE WINDS.

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION. MONDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER...AND
RH VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 34 PERCENT.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN
10 MPH ON MONDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.


TIME (EDT)          7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............26     46     46     37     30     32
WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................80     72     68     66     64     63
RH..................57     69     77     78     79     80
20 FT WIND..........W 4    NW 5   N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     10     10     15
CWR.................20     10     10     10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............29     24     26     25     22     26
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................61     66     73     78     82     84
RH..................85     74     58     46     38     35
20 FT WIND..........N 5    N 4    N 3    N 3    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     5      10     10     10
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...TODD CLAUDELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110605.PAXTO.01/RNK