FNUS71 KRNK 162056 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NO BUSINESS RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 456 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD DROP INTO THE 20S FRIDAY AFTERNOON... HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE GOING TO DROP OFF INTO THE 20S ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS DURING THIS TIME WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE NEEDED IF FUELS DRY SUFFICIENTLY BY FRIDAY. ANOTHER DRY AND WARM AFTERNOON SATURDAY UNTIL THE NEXT RAIN MAKER ARRIVES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............17 17 13 8 12 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 39 46 50 53 57 RH..................91 88 70 54 43 32 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 2 N 3 N 2 NE 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............21 11 1 2 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 51 48 45 42 40 RH..................34 42 48 57 68 79 20 FT WIND..........N 3 NE 3 E 2 E 2 SE 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 4 12 21 29 28 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 41 50 56 61 64 RH..................89 77 53 38 31 28 20 FT WIND..........S 1 SW 2 W 1 W 2 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...KOSTURA REQUESTED BY...GEORGE ANNIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.NOBUS.01/RNK