FNUS71 KRNK 241332 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR COLES RUN RX BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 932 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING DOWN THE EAST COAST TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION...AND BRING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRIEST AIR WILL BE ACROSS THE PIEDMONTS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT TO THE WEST WILL LIKELY BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY...AND THEN A BETTER CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN THURSDAY. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........7 15 24 32 36 38 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............22 32 45 54 57 56 55 RH..............36 30 25 21 16 16 22 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 52 54 66 84 85 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 48 45 42 40 39 RH..............25 37 39 43 50 60 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........77 96 97 97 97 97 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............36 34 36 37 38 39 RH..............67 69 68 71 78 86 20 FT WIND......S 4 SE 2 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...CAMERON CRISP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.COLES.01/RNK