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SPOT FORECAST FOR MCINNIS...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1135 AM EDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER FOR AT LEAST ONE
MORE DAY...TRIGGERING LIGHT SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...
AND KEEPING TEMPERATURES ON THE COOL SIDE. THERE WILL BE SOME
INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NO WETTING RAIN IS
EXPECTED. 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG TODAY AS
YESTERDAY...BUT MAY GUST UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

ON TUESDAY...THE UPPER LOW DEPARTS OUR AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN...BECOMING THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES...WITH LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............30     46     49
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................59     62     64
RH..................37     33     31
20 FT WIND..........NW 7   W 9    NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     18     16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............46     39     58     43     18     6
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................59     56     54     52     51     50
RH..................43     53     62     67     71     74
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   NW 2   N 1    N 0    W 2    NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     5                    5      10

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...TOMMY SPORTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.MCINN.01/RNK