FNUS71 KRNK 261353 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR AMHERST COUNTY...VDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 953 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0945 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...UNSEASONABLY WARM THROUGH TUESDAY... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH TUESDAY. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL BRING VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA...TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL BE IN THE MID 20S. ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...A SOUTHERLY WIND WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE GULF AND ATLANTIC. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES THESE DAYS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............1 4 7 11 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................74 82 86 89 90 RH..................54 39 32 28 27 20 FT WIND..........SW 1 SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 1 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 EYE LVL WND GST..... 10 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............8 1 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................88 80 74 68 65 62 RH..................30 42 52 63 73 78 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 5 SW 4 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 5 5 CWR.................10 0 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 2 7 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 62 72 80 85 88 RH..................89 78 54 41 34 32 20 FT WIND..........SW 0 S 1 SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 0 S 1 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 10 15 15 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...HYSELL REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE TALBERT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090426.AMHER.01/RNK