FNUS71 KRNK 170942 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR BSB II...DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 542 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE GOING TO DROP INTO 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY KEEPING WINDS MAINLY LIGHT...UNDER 10 MPH. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL TO 28 TO 32 PERCENT. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AGAIN SATURDAY WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE 20S. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEMS SHIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE AREA DAMP INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS IT WILL BE A SLOW MOVER. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 62 64 RH..................37 31 28 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5300 5300 5300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 N 9 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 58 54 51 49 47 RH..................31 44 53 60 65 71 20 FT WIND..........W 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 7 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 W 9 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...PERRY REQUESTED BY...CLAIBORNE WOODALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.BSBII.01/RNK