FNUS71 KRNK 281631 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR TWO PONDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1231 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 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.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............16 21 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 75 75 RH..................42 35 37 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 43 51 61 73 77 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................73 68 65 61 59 57 RH..................40 49 54 61 67 71 20 FT WIND..........W 5 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 10 10 5 CWR.................10 10 10 10 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...HYSELL REQUESTED BY...ZAC PENNINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.TWOPO.01/RNK