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SPOT FORECAST FOR TINKER MOUNTAIN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
329 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1512 EDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...
DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. BY THURSDAY THE
HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY AND
INCREASING CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT IS THEN
EXPECTED TO CROSS THROUGH THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND

HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD...WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS
AND CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER...MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY WILL
DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.


TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............8      10     10     8      5      16
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................86     81     76     73     71     66
RH..................49     56     65     73     80     86
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   W 4    NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     10     10     10
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.


TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............19     14     9      9      13     15
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................68     72     78     84     87     90
RH..................91     81     62     49     41     35
20 FT WIND..........NW 4   NW 6   NW 6   NW 3   SW 4   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     11     12     5      10     10
CWR.................0      10     10     0      10     10

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...JANE HULSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.TINKE.01/RNK