FNUS71 KRNK 242037 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR FENWICK RX BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 437 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...UNSEASONABLY WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL BRING WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THAT WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED TO A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE REGION. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN IS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE DOWNSLOPE WIND. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............54 47 34 24 17 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................78 72 68 64 61 59 RH..................28 35 42 49 53 58 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............8 8 21 32 41 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 60 69 76 81 84 RH..................66 59 46 39 35 34 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 3 W 6 W 7 W 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 CWR.................0 10 10 10 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090425.FENWI.01/RNK