FNUS71 KRNK 172025
FWSRNK

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONE MOUNTAIN RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
425 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE GOING TO DROP INTO 20S THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AGAIN SATURDAY WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE 20S...WITH
TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 70F OR ABOVE. THIS WILL START TO INCREASE FIRE
DANGER SOME AS FUEL STICKS ARE JUST ABV 10 PERCENT ALONG THE SOUTHERN
SHENADOAH VALLEY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAINING LIGHT. 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.

&&

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          4 PM
SKY (%).............0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE
TEMP................64
RH..................23
20 FT WIND..........NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5
CWR.................0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.

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     57     53     49     46     44
RH..................25     33     40     49     62     75
20 FT WIND..........NW 3   W 1    W 1    W 0    W 0    W 0
20 FT WIND GUST.....5
MIX HGT (FT)........2400   2400   2400   2400   2400   2400
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...HUDGINS
REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.STONE.02/RNK