FNUS71 KRNK 252302 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR AMHERST FIRE...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 702 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1850 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY OUTFLOW WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST MAY CROSS THE FIRE BEFORE 8PM WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL BRING VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA...TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED TO A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN IS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............10 30 19 8 6 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................89 82 77 73 69 64 RH..................27 37 44 52 62 74 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 5 CWR.................10 10 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 0 3 6 9 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 64 73 81 86 89 RH..................88 77 55 43 36 32 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 2 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 15 15 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE TALBERT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090425.AMHER.01/RNK