FNUS71 KRNK 251639 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK - 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1239 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL... HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH IS PRODUCING A WARM SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND. TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MINIMUMS TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. THERE IS AN ISOLATED THREAT OF A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM BUT THE WETTING RAIN CHANCE IS 10 PERCENT OR LESS. THREAT WINDOW FOR ANY CLOUD BUILD-UPS OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WOULD BE BETWEEN 4:00 PM AND 8:00 PM. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............43 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................89 90 RH..................27 25 20 FT WIND..........W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........7000 8100 CWR.................0 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............45 39 27 17 16 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................84 76 71 66 62 60 RH..................29 38 48 58 67 72 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 10 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............4 0 6 10 13 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 60 69 76 81 84 RH..................79 67 53 39 31 29 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........400 800 1800 3800 5900 6800 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ FORECASTER...MANUEL REQUESTED BY...RON NIXON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090425.MILLC.02/RNK