FNUS71 KRNK 272140 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSONS CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 540 PM EDT MON APR 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1726 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...UNSEASONABLY WARM THROUGH TUESDAY... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST ON TUESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...KEEPING A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST INTO THE WEEKEND. && .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH...DECREASING TO 0 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............0 0 5 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................81 70 62 57 RH..................25 42 58 62 20 FT WIND..........S 5G10 S 3G5 W 3G5 W 2G5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 4G10 S 2G5 W 2G5 W 2G5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............8 9 7 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 59 69 75 RH..................75 68 52 43 20 FT WIND..........SW 2G5 W 3G5 SW 5G10 SW 6G15 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2G5 W 2G5 SW 4G10 SW 5G15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SILVERMAN REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090427.JOHNS.01/RNK