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SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAYTOR LAKE STATE PARK...VA - DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
625 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED HIGH CLOUD WILL DIMINISH TODAY. ONCE THE INVERSION BREAKS
AROUND 9AM WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST. GUSTS OF 16 TO 20 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

THICK CLOUD COVER WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON
THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............7      10     12     12
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................41     45     48     50
RH..................30     25     22     20
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   W 7    W 7    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15
CWR.................0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............11     11     13     15     21     30
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................48     42     38     35     32     30
RH..................22     28     35     43     51     58
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   N 2    N 2    N 1    NW 0   E 0
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR (0.01 IN).......50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............41     54     60     66     73     83
WEATHER COV.........                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TSTM COV............
TEMP................27     31     38     43     47     50
RH..................70     68     55     48     45     46
20 FT WIND..........SE 2   SE 3   SE 5   SE 6   S 6    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      10     15     15     15
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     30

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...FORREST ATWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.CLAYT.01/RNK