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SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGRADY SITE PREP BURN...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
830 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST TODAY SO EXPECT 20 FOOT WINDS TO BECOME
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE RIDGES TO
THE SOUTHWEST MAY ALLOW FOR SOME GUSTS AFTER 3 PM TO 15 MPH. SKIES
SHOULD STAY SUNNY...ALTHOUGH HIGH CLOUDS START ARRIVING THIS
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH OUR REGION AND THEN
SWEEP QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. T

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............6      9      15     24
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................34     40     45     46
RH..................48     38     33     34
20 FT WIND..........S 5    S 6    S 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     10     10

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FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...C  MICHAEL CROUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130218.MCGRA.01/RNK