FNUS71 KRNK 091224
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY KNOB...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
724 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0709 EST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY...
RESULTING IN A MOISTER SOUTHEAST FLOW INTO THE AREA. THE
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH FLOW OVERNIGHT MAY BRING SOME DRIZZLE TO
THE AREA. THE FLOW WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONT...BUT WILL REMAIN MOIST WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE 45 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

&&

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 3
                    TO 5 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........9      16     22     32     49     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     42     49     54     57     57
RH..............85     64     54     52     49     52
20 FT WIND......NW 1   S 3    S 4    S 6    SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1   S 3    S 4    S 4    S  5   S  5
EYE LEVEL WIND..       5      10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........56     57     65     75     86     96
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   DRZL   DRZL
TEMP............55     52     50     49     48     47
RH..............56     64     69     73     76     79
20 FT WIND......SE%).........99     88     65     61     64     69
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....DRZL   DRZL   DRZL   DRZL   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     45     52     57     60     63
RH..............85     82     65     61     58     55
20 FT WIND......SE 1   S 0    S 5    SW 8   SW 10  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 1   S 0    S 1    SW 5   SW 6   SW 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..                     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...JACKSON
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE ANNIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090209.ROCKY.01/RNK