FNUS71 KRNK 011335 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR POOR MOUNTAIN FIRE...ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 835 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0825 EST ON JANUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA LATE TODAY...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVING BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE GUSTY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS...BUT ONLY UP TO 25 OR 30 MPH. A BETTER THREAT OF PRECIPITATION COMES SUNDAY...AND AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 19 24 25 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............19 25 31 35 36 RH..............39 36 28 24 25 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........28 29 31 45 52 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 32 31 30 30 29 RH..............27 29 31 34 37 42 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 10 10 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 21 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........77 80 74 67 59 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 27 35 39 43 44 RH..............48 61 58 59 56 54 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 W 9 W 11 W 11 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7 W 8 W 9 W 11 W 11 W 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 25 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...TOM BIER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090101.POORM.01/RNK