FNUS71 KRNK 082047 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR COLE MTN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 447 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER DISTURBANCE IS PASSING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...AND WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO BUILD IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WEST WINDS STAYING UP A BIT INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENING AND SWITCHING TO THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY NIGHT. WARM FRONT SWINGS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING...AND A COLD FRONT FOLLOWS FRIDAY NIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FRIDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE...MAYBE LOWER ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. DEWPOINTS INCREASE FRIDAY WITH THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND FRONTAL SYSTEM COMING IN FROM THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. && .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 54 50 42 37 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................33 35 42 47 51 54 RH..................73 71 56 47 43 37 20 FT WIND..........W 1 NW 3 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 15 15 20 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............27 22 43 62 77 87 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 52 50 49 48 47 RH..................38 44 49 54 57 60 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 4 W 2 SW 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............94 96 96 93 90 87 WEATHER COV......... S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................46 47 52 56 58 60 RH..................67 70 65 62 61 60 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 2 S 3 S 5 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 20 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...RON SWANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090409.CPLEM.01/RNK