FNUS71 KRNK 231346 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSY HILL...DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 946 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRONT TO THE WEST MAY BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN LATER IN THE WEEK. HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT...AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THE WEATHER TUESDAY WIL BE HOW LOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY GOES. RIGHT NOW...WE ARE FORECASTING 30 PERCENT... BUT MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BE JUST TO THE EAST IN EASTERN VIRGINIA. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 0 23 26 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 39 49 54 58 60 RH..............39 43 49 39 30 28 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NW 0 NE 4 E 5 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 20 23 27 31 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 52 49 46 44 42 RH..............33 42 46 50 50 52 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 E 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 45 48 51 55 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 38 44 48 52 54 RH..............63 68 54 40 33 30 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 E 4 E 4 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...CLAIBORNE WOODALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.GRASS.01/RNK