FNUS71 KRNK 281543 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSONS CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1143 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1131 EDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY WITH ENHANCED FIRE DANGER... 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 WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A SOUTHWEST BREEZE OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL ENHANCE FIRE DANGER ACROSS VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............9 15 27 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................69 73 75 76 RH..................45 39 38 39 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 1 SW 4 W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 36 47 64 83 89 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................76 70 66 63 60 58 RH..................39 49 57 64 69 72 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 4 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 40 40 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (0.01 IN).......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............91 92 95 98 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................56 57 61 64 66 67 RH..................78 75 69 66 65 63 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 3 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 2 S 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 5 CWR.................40 60 60 60 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...HYSELL REQUESTED BY...GWJ NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090428.JOHNS.01/RNK