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SPOT FORECAST FOR COVE MOUNTAIN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
640 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1758 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. ON SUNDAY...THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A MOSTLY DRY
COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
30 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

AFTER A VERY DRY DAY ON SATURDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
TEENS TO LOWER 20S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SLIGHTLY
TONIGHT BEFORE FALLING BACK INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S ON BOTH
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

AT THE TIME OF THIS REQUEST...FUEL MOISTURES IN THE INDICATED AREA
ARE IN THE 7 TO 8 PERCENT RANGE. THIS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT IS WITHIN THE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER RANGE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GRADUALLY RISE ABOVE 30 PERCENT AFTER 8 PM EDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      2      7      14
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................64     57     52     48     45     42
RH..................14     23     29     35     41     46
20 FT WIND..........NW 6   NW 5   NW 3   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     10     5      5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    16 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............25     34     36     36     36     36
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................39     41     51     58     64     68
RH..................53     51     38     30     27     24
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   NW 2   W 2    W 5    W 8    W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      15     20     25
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...BEASLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MONCURE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120407.COVEM.01/RNK