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SPOT FORECAST FOR APCO 2012...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1029 AM EDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP US DRY INTO THE END OF THE WEEK WITH
GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. A WEAK AND MAINLY DRY FRONT PASSES
BY THIS WEEKEND. THE FRONT APPEARS TO STALL TO OUR SOUTH EARLY
NEXT WEEK AND COULD SET UP A RAIN EVENT FOR US BY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............4      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................75     76
RH..................40     38
20 FT WIND..........SE 2   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5
CWR.................0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............1      2      2      1      1      2
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................73     66     61     58     56     54
RH..................45     65     76     81     82     87
20 FT WIND..........SE 2   SE 0   SE 0   SE 0   SE 0   E 0
20 FT WIND GUST.....5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............3      5      1      0      2      6
WEATHER COV.........AREAS
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................51     53     63     70     75     78
RH..................99     94     74     59     46     42
20 FT WIND..........NE 0   NW 0   NE 2   NE 3   E 3    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...STONEFIELD
REQUESTED BY...JOHN FRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120912.APCO2.01/RNK