FNUS71 KRNK 092119 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR COLE MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 519 PM EDT THU APR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST...REACHING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...THEN CONTINUING EAST THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AN AREA OF SHOWERS...AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...TO THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SETTLE INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING CLEARING SKIES. A GOOD DOWNSLOPING WIND COULD PRODUCE SOME RH VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 30 18 47 85 100 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 51 49 48 47 46 RH..................42 47 49 53 55 58 20 FT WIND..........W 6 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 SW 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............95 90 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................45 46 51 54 57 59 RH..................59 60 58 53 53 57 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 5 S 6 S 9 S 13 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 30 30 CWR.................10 20 20 40 30 30 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............100 62 80 93 96 90 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................58 56 54 52 50 49 RH..................56 66 76 86 92 93 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 20 20 20 25 30 CWR.................30 50 50 70 80 60 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............80 71 61 55 51 44 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 47 49 51 52 52 RH..................94 88 75 63 56 53 20 FT WIND..........NW 14 N 12 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....35 30 25 20 20 20 CWR.................20 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACKSON REQUESTED BY...TINA SOUTHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090409.COLEM.01/RNK