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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALLEGHANY TUNNELS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
527 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1705 EDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MORE RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND WILL HOPEFULLY MARK THE END OF WHAT WAS
AN ACTIVE COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH REGARDS TO FIRE WEATHER. NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION THAT SOME PARTS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE RECEIVE 2 TO
3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ALTHOUGH NEXT WEEK WILL DRIER IT WILL ALSO BE
COOLER...NOT WARMING CLOSER TO NORMAL UNTIL THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............26     28     30     30     30     34
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................69     64     59     56     54     52
RH..................47     58     70     81     83     83
20 FT WIND..........W 2    SW 2   SW 2   SW 1   W 1    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5                           5
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 1    SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   W 1    W 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5                           5
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............45     50     54     65     69     86
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............              S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY
TEMP................50     52     57     62     65     66
RH..................90     86     82     73     65     60
20 FT WIND..........W 2    W 2    W 3    W 4    SW 5   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5             5      10     15     20
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 1    W 1    W 2    W 3    SW 4   W 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....5             5      10     15     20
CWR.................20     20     20     20     40     70

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FORECASTER...STONEFIELD
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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