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SPOT FORECAST FOR CASWELL RX...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
150 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA.
AFTERNOON RH PERCENTAGE VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 PERCENT.
MOISTURE TO OUR SOUTHWEST WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE TOWARDS THE REGION.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER TO AROUND 75 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)    AROUND 48000

TIME (EDT)          3 PM   5 PM
TEMP................53     55
RH..................22     22
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10



.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP................53     47     43     40     37     35
RH..................24     31     39     46     50     56
20 FT WIND..........N 3    E 2    E 1    E 2    NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5                           5




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FORECASTER...KOSTURA
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTIAN HIRNI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.CASWE.01/RNK