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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOODY TRACT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
656 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH TODAY AS STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS BRING WARM WEATHER. HOWEVER...IT WILL BE MORE
MOIST TODAY COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE MID- ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...LINGERING ALONG
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS
ANTICIPATED IN THE MONDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 40 TO
                    45 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........74     85     94
WEATHER COV.....              CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............68     70     70
RH..............45     44     45
20 FT WIND......SW 14  SW 14  SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.30     35     35
CWR.............10     10     40

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 0
                    PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2500-3100 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 39 TO 47 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 29
                    TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........98     96     89     76     62     49
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............66     61     57     53     49     47
RH..............50     58     59     61     66     63
20 FT WIND......SW 13  SW 11  SW 11  W 8    NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     25     15     15     15
CWR.............40     80     80     20     20     0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........42     39     41     42     42     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     43     48     51     53     52
RH..............70     62     47     39     33     31
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 8   NW 10  NW 10  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     20     20
CWR.............10     10     0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...JAY COLLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.MOODY.03/LWX