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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOWS RX 3 23 2012...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
343 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST UNTIL A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST BRINGING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........30     47     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     71     71
RH..............59     55     55
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10
CWR.............10     10     10

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........MISSING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........47     66     66     66     66     66
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............69     65     62     60     58     57
RH..............57     58     62     67     69     69
20 FT WIND......S 4    SW 4   SW 6   SW 7   SW 8   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15
CWR.............10     30     30     30     30     30

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MISSING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........66     78     78     78     78     78
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     56     60     63     66     66
RH..............72     69     58     50     43     43
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 6   S 6    S 6    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
CWR.............30     60     60     60     60     60

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FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...FORDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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