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SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTER PILE BURN...USDI - NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
744 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE COAST TODAY.
HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS FOR FRIDAY...BEFORE A CLIPPER LOW
CROSSES THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA-
VIRGINIA BORDER THROUGH SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST STATES...SENDING A COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE MID-ATLANTIC IN THE MONDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED FLURRIES
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-6400 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........34     22     24     21     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     36     39     41     41
RH..............49     36     30     27     27
20 FT WIND......W 9    NW 10  NW 10  NW 12  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     35     30
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...JOE JARRELLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130314.HEADQ.03/LWX