FNUS71 KRNK 262158 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSONS CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 558 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1749 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...UNSEASONABLY WARM THROUGH TUESDAY... RADAR IS SHOWING ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR COVINGTON AND IN SOUTHEAST ALLEGHANY COUNTY. EXPECT MOST OF THE SHOWERS WILL STAY TO YOUR NORTH AND EAST. BUT THERE MAY A WIND GUST UP TO 25 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST FROM THESE SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA... WITH TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. BY TUESDAY...A SOUTHERLY WIND WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE GULF AND ATLANTIC. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ON TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE 3OS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN IS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WHEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 0 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............17 37 17 7 1 1 WEATHER COV.........ISOLD ISOLD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................85 77 71 66 62 60 RH..................30 41 48 56 63 65 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 5 S 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 4 S 4 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 5 5 5 CWR.................20 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 1 5 6 6 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 59 67 73 78 81 RH..................75 74 58 44 33 30 20 FT WIND..........SW 0 SW 2 S 5 S 8 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 0 SW 1 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 8 EYE LVL WND GST..... 10 15 20 20 CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090426.JOHNS.01/RNK