FNUS71 KRNK 231049
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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
549 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0536 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO HANG IN THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S...RISING TO AROUND 40
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL BE CLOSE TO
THE WILDFIRE BUT WILL NOT SEE ANYTHING MORE THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH
OF RAIN. MAY BE SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANY PRECIPITATION
EXITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR TONIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. STILL LOOKING AT LIGHT WINDS.
THE CENTER OF THE HIGH STAYS TO OUR NORTHWEST SUNDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON
AND MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD BE HIGHER.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 1 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............100    100    100    96     90     81
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TSTM COV............
TEMP................35     35     36     39     41     42
RH..................88     90     87     86     88     93
20 FT WIND..........NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   N 2    N 2    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.................40     50     40     40     30     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.


TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............66     61     66     66     58     42
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................41     39     38     37     36     36
RH..................97     100    100    98     95     93
20 FT WIND..........S 2    SE 1   E 1    N 1    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....                                   5
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............24     14     10     10     9      8
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................35     37     44     48     52     54
RH..................91     73     48     37     32     30
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   NW 3   W 5    W 7    W 8    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     15     15     15
CWR.................10     10     10     10     0      0

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FORECASTER...PERRY
REQUESTED BY...TED DOCEV
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130223.POWER.01/RNK