FNUS71 KRNK 231602 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NO BUSINESS RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1202 PM EDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 40 PERCENT. BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...PERHAPS WEAKENING LATER THIS PM. THE COMBINATIONS OF THE TWO WILL CREATE AN ENHANCE FIRE DANGER. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FURTHER AFTER SUNSET WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS RECOVERING THROUGH THE NIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT BUT THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS BREEZY OR GUSTY. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED TO A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN DOES NOT APPEAR UNTIL THE MID OF NEXT WEEK. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 2 5 9 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 60 57 54 52 51 RH..................30 35 40 45 45 51 20 FT WIND..........W 7 W 5 W 3 W 2 SW 2 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 12 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............17 21 23 26 31 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 52 61 67 72 75 RH..................60 57 46 39 36 35 20 FT WIND..........S 0 S 0 S 1 S 3 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 10 $$ FORECASTER...MATTAROCHIA REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.NOBUS.02/RNK