FNUS71 KRNK 021251 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR POOR MOUNTAIN FIRE...ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 751 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0747 EST ON JANUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET THIS MORNING BUT NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNTS EXPECTED. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT AGAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE IN THE 20 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT RH IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER BY THEN. BEST CHANCE OF A FEW TENTHS OF RAIN WOULD BE LATE SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 30 TO 39 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........79 93 93 77 64 48 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............29 33 38 43 42 39 RH..............45 51 55 55 58 63 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 W 8 W 10 W 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7 SW 7 W 8 W 10 W 10 W 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 20 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 0 TO 3 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 26 23 24 24 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 36 35 34 33 33 RH..............63 65 66 65 65 66 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 9 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 9 W 9 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 15 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 21 29 39 44 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 31 38 42 46 47 RH..............68 63 48 50 50 56 20 FT WIND......NW 5 W 2 W 0 S 0 S 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 W 2 W 0 S 0 S 2 SE 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...TOM BIER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090102.POORM.01/RNK