FNUS71 KRNK 181809 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TWO PONDS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 209 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON... HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. 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 VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE AREA DAMP AND COOLER INTO TUEDSAY. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........S TO SW WINDS 0-10 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............19 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................72 74 RH..................35 30 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 CWR.................0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 43 57 58 59 73 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................70 64 59 55 54 53 RH..................35 45 50 51 57 62 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH LATE...INCREASING TO AROUND 36 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 87 92 91 100 100 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................51 50 54 57 59 60 RH..................70 73 61 56 55 54 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SE 2 SE 2 SE 5 S 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 20 20 CWR.................10 20 40 40 60 70 $$ FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090418.TWOPO.01/RNK