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SPOT FORECAST FOR PATUXENT GRASSLAND RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
748 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. A FRONT COULD BRING SOME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
UNSTABLE AIR MAY BE IN PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  66  69  71  73  74  74  74
RH..............48  45  39  35  33  30  29  28
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   3   3   3   3   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.        5   5   5   5   5   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING EAST 1 TO 2 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      2      3      5      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     65     61     58     56     54
RH..............31     40     48     53     59     64
20 FT WIND......W 3    SW 2   SW 4   SW 3   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100-9400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........8      10     19     34     50     54
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     53     63     70     75     77
RH..............66     80     60     47     41     39
20 FT WIND......W 1    NE 0   E 2    SE 2   S 3    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      10

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FORECASTER...SCHOOR
REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.PATUX.02/LWX