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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
549 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE AROUND 1AM WITH A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND
SLEET. BY 10AM THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PRIMARILY FREEZING RAIN.
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED.

ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER AND HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST INTO
SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...
                    THEN SNOW AND SLEET LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............9      28     61     88     100    100
WEATHER COV.........                            CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   SNOW
TSTM COV............
TEMP................47     38     33     33     33     32
RH..................28     42     49     51     54     58
20 FT WIND..........N 2    N 2    NE 2   E 2    E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.................0      0      10     10     30     60

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE MORNING.
                    FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........SNOW   SNOW   FZRAIN FZRAIN FZRAIN RAIN
TSTM COV............
TEMP................31     30     30     31     32     33
RH..................62     66     69     72     75     78
20 FT WIND..........E 3    SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      10     10
CWR.................80     90     90     70     70     60

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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