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SPOT FORECAST FOR CATBACK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
728 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LIGHT WESTERLY WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MUCH WARMER THAN
NORMAL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL
NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE WEDNESDAY. A COLD MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST WILL CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4400-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2000-3200 FT AGL
                    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........56     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     76
RH..............46     45
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15
CWR.............10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........59     67     66     61     50     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     70     67     64     62     61
RH..............50     59     68     73     67     65
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    SW 8   SW 9   SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     15     15
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200-7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 29 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH LATE.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.
SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     41     41     41     42     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     64     72     78     82     83
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 6   W 6    W 6    SW 6   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     20
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KLEIN
REQUESTED BY...COLLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130409.CATBA.02/LWX