FNUS71 KRNK 241521 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR NOBUSINESS RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1121 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL BRING MODERATING TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WARMING 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HUMIDITY MAY FALL TO NEAR CRITICAL (25 PERCENT) FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE PEAK HEATING PART OF THE AFTERNOON. STRONG SOLAR HEATING OF THE SOUTH SLOPE SHOULD PRODUCE A MODEST UPSLOPE EYE LEVEL WIND DURING THE AFTERNOON...4-7 MPH. THERE MAY BE SOME GUSTS OF 10-12 MPH AT EYE LEVEL DURING THE PEAK HEATING PART OF THE AFTERNOON. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE THROUGH 1PM...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............34 40 45 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................69 72 75 78 RH..................37 32 27 27 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........3500 4800 6000 6000 TRANSPORT WIND......S 6 SW 13 SW 22 SW 21 CWR.................0 0 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 0 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............41 34 25 19 13 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 71 67 63 61 59 RH..................31 46 56 62 67 69 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 4 S 5 S 6 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 10 10 10 10 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 8 23 36 46 55 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................56 59 66 72 76 79 RH..................78 76 54 42 35 32 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 W 3 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.................0 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090424.NOBUS.01/RNK