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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER CRAIG CREEK UNIT A...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
727 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER TONIGHT WITH MAXIMUM
AROUND 90 PERCENT. MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ON MONDAY WILL DROP TO
AROUND 45 PERCENT. ANY CONVECTION WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS OHIO
AND WEST VIRGINIA EXPECTED TO STAY TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT. ON MONDAY...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............43     43     48     54     65     62
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................64     60     57     54     51     50
RH..................44     48     55     63     69     72
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 6   SW 4   SW 3   SW 3   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     10     5      5      5
CWR.................0      10     10     10     0      10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 24
                    MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............70     72     65     54     45     47
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................47     50     57     63     67     70
RH..................82     83     70     59     51     48
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   SW 4   SW 5   SW 6   SW 7   SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     15     20     25
CWR.................10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KOSTURA
REQUESTED BY...D  BOSTIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130408.UPPER.01/RNK