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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD MOUNTAIN WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
218 AM EST MON DEC 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0208 EST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT THEN LIFT
NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON MONDAY. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AHEAD OF THE FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING.
OTHERWISE WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL BETTER MIXING DEVELOPS
AFTER SUNRISE.

A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY ALSO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THIS
MORNING BUT ONLY SPOTTY AMOUNTS AT BEST ARE EXPECTED.

A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AGAIN WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AHEAD OF THE
FRONT FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST.

NOT MUCH RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH EITHER BOUNDARY...LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER...0.25...OF AN INCH.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EST)          2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............87     83
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............
TEMP................53     52
RH..................82     87
20 FT WIND..........E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5
EYE LEVEL WIND......E 1    E 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....       5
CWR.................20     20

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL
                    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............78     74     73     72     66     54
WEATHER COV.........S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................49     51     59     63     66     65
RH..................91     79     66     62     56     57
20 FT WIND..........W 2    W 2    W 3    W 3    W 3    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2    S 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.................20     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...HUDGINS
REQUESTED BY...NATALIE BROCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121203.BALDM.01/RNK